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05/28/2026

New change for 1099-Misc and 1099-NEC minimum amount to report.

In the past, 1099-Misc and 1099-NEC were required to make if paid someone over $600 for nonemployee contractor, rent, award, misc income, and certain business transactions.

Starting this year, the minimum is now $2,000 and is indexed for inflation starting next year 2027.

What that means?!
Check this ASL video to learn more about the BIG new change for 1099-Misc and 1099-NEC reporting.

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.

Source: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p1099 under "What's New"

05/28/2026

New change for 1099-Misc and 1099-NEC minimum amount to report.

In the past, 1099-Misc and 1099-NEC were required to make if paid someone over $600 for nonemployee contractor, rent, award, misc income, and certain business transactions.

Starting this year, the minimum is now $2,000 and is indexed for inflation starting next year 2027.

What that means?!
Check this ASL video to learn more about the BIG new change for 1099-Misc and 1099-NEC reporting.



Source: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p1099 under "What's New"

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05/19/2026

This is ASL video to follow up on the yesterday live video about tax deduction for the meals.

This ASL video focuses on meals for drivers such as Uber Eats Uber Lyft Drive with Lyft DoorDash Grubhub Amazon.com and many other rideshare and delivery contract drivers who get , , and .

IRS do NOT PERMIT meal expense for day driving/delivery job. This ASL video expands more details about tax deductions for drivers.

This is part of DeafTax commitment to provide tax education to the Deaf community through visual media.

05/19/2026

This is a repost of video DeafTax made in the past about inheritance and estate tax by request.

This ASL video explains how tax and tax filing work for inheriting something from someone and doing estate tax.

05/18/2026

DeafTax noticed many of our clients and callers did not realize the IRS is very STRICT about the tax deduction of meals for businesses. We do taxes for drivers, self-employed business owners, and solo businesses.

This live ASL video explains the IRS rules about which meal expense is deductible and which is not. A lot of our clients tried to claim meal expenses, but DeafTax had to disallow many of their meal expenses because we follow IRS rules and we do not want our clients to be AUDITED! 😟

Watch this video to learn which meal expense is deductible and how to be in compliance. 🤓

Share this video to everyone!

DeafTax is committed to provide a tax education for the Deaf community because more educated tax clients mean less problem for tax preparation.
We love to make videos for the Deaf community!😀

05/11/2026

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS!!! Deaf Clubs, Deaf school alumni, Deaf social clubs, deaf activists, and others!

May 15 is deadline for nonprofit organizations to file their annual reports 990 N, 990-EZ, and 990 with the IRS and sometimes with the states for their annual report requirements.

DeafTax can file your 990s for you.
If you need more time to be ready to file, you can ask us to file extension for you with a deposit of $50 toward $285 an hour nonprofit filing fee (Most nonprofit tax returns are 1 to 1.5 hour).

If your organization earned less than $50k last year, you can go to IRS website:
https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/annual-electronic-filing-requirement-for-small-exempt-organizations-form-990-n-e-postcard
However you need IRS online account to be able to file 990N.
Otherwise, we can file for you and check with your state if you need to do any filing too.

Religious organizations are exempted from filing 990 unless they have conditions or stipulations that require them to file 990.

Email us office .com if you want us to file 990 for you!

05/08/2026

We encourage everyone in MD VA DC PA DE WV to attend this free deaf events on May 16.
We wish we can go there but our staff already have commitment elsewhere on that day.
Next time!

9th West Friendship, MD ASL Festival on May 16, 2026
Titles are generated by AI from Meta
9th Maryland ASL Festival
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
📍 Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road
West Friendship, Maryland 21794
🎟 FREE ADMISSION – Open to the Public
Join us for the 9th Maryland ASL Festival, a fun community event celebrating American Sign Language, Deaf culture, and local businesses.
Event Highlights
Up to 80 vendor booth tables inside the Exhibit Building
Over 1,000 spectators expected
Rain or Shine Event
Community gathering for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community
🐶 Special Attraction
The American Kennel Club Dog Show will be held at the fairgrounds on the same day, adding exciting entertainment for everyone attending the festival.

04/14/2026

DeafTax kept getting clients who did not understand the taxes on IRA withdrawals.

This is a repost of video we made in 2024.

This is a VERY IMPORTANT video to watch before you touch your IRA!!!!!!
Your financial advisors may not always give correct tax advice.
A doctor can not tell you how to fix your car. 👩‍🔬
Only mechanic knows how to fix your car. 🏎️

Please understand how taxes work on IRA withdrawal to avoid be upset or sad because you owe taxes on not enough tax withholdings on IRA withdrawals.

PLEASE PLEASE contact us first before touching your IRA to know how much taxes to pay!!! 😩😳😨😱🥶🫨

04/01/2026

DeafTax learned that one of our tax preparers Jason Gunderson recently faced a legal issue that required DeafTax to put him on leave to sort out that issue. His clients will be re-assigned to other tax preparers.

DeafTax is online based business with only one in person office at Mclean, VA, staffed by Charles Sterling.

DeafTax values every member in the Deaf community, regardless of their identities (gender, s*x, racial, and disability). DeafTax seeks to serve the Deaf community and we do not want that be impeded.

If any concern about this topic, please send us an email office @ deaftax.com .

03/05/2026

If you are DoorDash driver, dasher, you can check the link from DoorDash to get the tax summary and see the breakdown of your earning.

Get that form for your tax preparation!!! 😁😄😃😛

Remember tips you collected are tax free up to $25k if meet the income limit. So go and find your tips earned from DoorDash!



https://help.doordash.com/dashers/s/article/Common-Dasher-Tax-Questions?language=en_US