The city just received 2020’s final numbers and they show total collections during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were just 3.6-percent lower than the year before.
Thanks to the recently-passed American Rescue Plan Act, if you have kids, you might qualify for a new Child Tax Credit-- and the IRS could even send you monthly 'child allowance' payments later this year.
I had this crazy idea the other day while watching my cat sun herself on our carpeted floor. She depends on us to care for her, so why can't I claim her as a "dependent" on my 2018 tax forms?