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TAX TIPS: Ways to pay your taxes
By Rosalyn Partin, H&R Block
Ways to Pay Your Tax Due
Each year, about 30 million taxpayers file and owe the IRS. For those who owe, the IRS allows you to make “other” arrangements if you can’t pay the tax with your return.
Payment arrangements can include payment plans, extensions to pay, or hardship agreements such as payment deferral (called “currently not collectible” status) or an offer in compromise. Many of these payment arrangements come with fees, so it’s helpful to know what you’re in for when making arrangements with the IRS.
If you are able to pay your tax balance due by the due date, you can pay the IRS by mailing a check or directly from your bank account using a bank draft when you efile. You can also use the IRS Direct Pay option on the IRS website, irs.gov. IRS Direct Pay lets you choose to pay by bank draft or with your debit or credit card. For debit/credit card payments, there are service fees charged by the IRS approved payment processors.
If you aren’t able to pay your balance due by the due date you may want to consider setting up a payment arrangement with the IRS. Unless IRS rules consider you to be a low-income taxpayer, most payment arrangements require a setup fee with the IRS. However, there is no fee if you just ask for an extension of time to pay (the IRS can give you an extension of up to 120 days). If you will need longer than 120 days to pay the full balance due, you can apply for an installment agreement. The IRS will usually grant an installment agreement with payments spread over 6 years. Depending on the amount owed, you may be asked to provide detailed financial statements or use existing assets to pay the balance.
Depending on your financial situation, you may be able to be placed in “currently not collectible” status. Currently not collectible (CNC) status will mean that you don’t have to make payments to the IRS until your financial situation improves. To obtain CNC, you must prove to the IRS that you can’t pay based on your current income and necessary living expenses. There are also additional programs available from IRS to allow payment of your balance due when you are in a financial hardship.
It’s best to make arrangements immediately after you file and know you can’t pay the balance. If you can’t pay, it may be best to get help from a tax pro who can help you sort out what options are best for you. Tax pros can analyze your details and work with the IRS to get you the best outcome for your situation.
If you have a tax balance due and need help considering your options, call H&R Block. In Manchester TN call 931-728-9462. H&R Block Has Your Back!
Braves struggle in series opening loss to Nationals
Less than a week into his second professional season, Spencer Strider has already shown he might be able to strengthen two components of the defending World Series champions’ roster.
The good news is the Braves have seemingly found a gem in Strider. The bad news is the reliever’s early entrance into Monday night’s ugly 11-2 loss to the Nationals only enhanced questions and concerns about the back end of Atlanta’s rotation.
As the Braves lost for the third time in five games, they were limited to just four hits, two in the first inning against spot starter Josh Rogers and two in the ninth well after the outcome was decided.
More importantly, they were reminded that Huascar Ynoa continued his decline and forced manager Brian Snitker to eventually use Tuesday’s planned starter, Tucker Davidson, as a reliever in this series opener. Ynoa completed just three innings one day after the Braves got just 2 2/3 innings out of Ian Anderson.
Tuesday prep sports schedule (April 12, 2022)
Weather permitting, several area teams will be in action Tuesday, April 12. Below is the full schedule for Tuesday.
| 4/12/22 | 4 p.m. | CHS | Baseball | Franklin County** | Away |
| 4/12/22 | 4:30 PM | CMS | Baseball | Blackman | Away |
| 4/12/22 | 5:00 PM | WMS | baseball | White County | away |
| 4/12/22 | 7 p.m. | CHS | Soccer | Shelbyville | Away |
| 4/12/22 | 6:30 PM | CHS | Softball | Shelbyville* | Home |
| 4/12/22 | 5:30 PM | WMS | Softball | Fayetteville City | Away |
| 4/12/22 | 4 p.m. | CHS | Tennis | Lincoln County | Home |
** Denotes Thunder Radio broadcast. 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com
*Double header.
Rain pushes CHS baseball district series with Franklin County to Tuesday doubleheader
The field was painted, mowed and ready to go Monday. But a rain shower that passed through right at game time postponed the CHS Red Raiders and Franklin County Rebels District 6-4A baseball series Monday night.
Now the Raiders and Rebels will face off in a double header Tuesday at Tomahawk Stadium in Winchester. Both Coffee County and Franklin County enter the series 4-2 in district play – a sweep would give one team control at the top of the district standings.
First pitch of the double header Tuesday set for 4 p.m.
Birthdays- April 11
Tyler Imhoff
Ashley Kraft
Teresa McFadden- Pizza Winner!
Birthdays- April 10
Kim Bowen- 60- Pizza Winner!
Wanda Wells- 60
Birthdays- April 9
Tabby Hansen- 10
Emily Welborn- Pizza Winner!
Dexter Brian- 69
Michael Barnes- 41
Donald Eugene Ballwick-Holt
Donald Eugene Ballwick-Holt (known as Donnie by his loved ones), 53, passed
away while at home in Tullahoma, far too soon on April 8, 2022, from a
brief illness. Funeral Services are scheduled on Friday, April 15, 2022 at
11 AM with the family receiving friends from 10 – 11 AM. Burial will
follow at 1:30 PM on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Roselawn Cemetery in Athens,
AL.
Donnie was born on October 23, 1968 in Newark, OH. He was preceded in death
by his father, Donald E. Ballwick, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Sharon
Ballwick and his husband, Gilbert (Gil) Ballwick-Holt. He is also survived
by several siblings: Sheryl Clonch, Gordon Moats Jr, Jeff Moats, Don
Ballwick III and Jamie Shell-Williams; sister-in-law, Becky Thompson
(Daniel) and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, many
cousins and a host of friends.
Donnie was a huge fan of anything Halloween related and horror films, the
Golden Girls, Mama’s Family and the color green. He loved all animals,
especially dogs, In lieu of flowers, Donnie would like for donations to be
made in his honor to any no-kill animal shelter to help as many dogs as
possible.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ELECTION 2022: Early voting for May 3 primary begins Wednesday, April 13
Early voting for the Coffee County May 3 primary begins on Wednesday, April 13.
Once early voting begins, it will run through April 28 with election day set for May 3. Deadline to register to vote in this primary has already passed.
Registered voters in Coffee county can appear and cast their early voting ballot at one of two locations:
Coffee County Election Commission at 1329 McArthur St Suite 6 in Manchester. Early voting hours are between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
CD Stamps Center at 810 South Jackson St. in Tullahoma. Early voting hours there are between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
Voters are required to show a federal or state photo ID when voting.
If you do not early vote, you will vote at your assigned precinct on Election Day (May 3). Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p..m on that day. If you have questions, contact the election commission at 931-723-5103.
Federal waivers for USDA nutrition assistance set to expire June 30
Story by Nadia Ramligan, TN Public News Service
Federal waivers put in place at the height of the pandemic allowed federal child nutrition programs more flexibility in delivering meals to households, because kids weren’t at school.
Those waivers are set to expire in a few months – and in Tennessee, groups that work to fight hunger warn that more children, especially in rural areas, will be at risk.
Director of U.S. Food Security & Nutrition for Save the Children – Tamara Sandberg – said the waivers allowed parents to pick up multiple meals for their kids at a time, and in one convenient location.
“The waivers allowed schools and other community partners to deliver meals right to their home,” said Sandberg. “Many, many more meals were distributed as a result. So, we’re very concerned with the impact that that is going to have on the rates of children receiving meals this summer.”
One in six Tennessee children faces hunger, and more than 41% of households with children rely on SNAP benefits.
Sandberg noted leaders from across the country will gather at the Rural Child Hunger Summit on April 28 to brainstorm ways to ensure rural kids don’t go hungry as the nation shifts out of pandemic-era policies.
Tennessee Deputy Director for Save the Children – Chapple Osborne-Arnold – said amid high gas and energy prices, demand for food assistance is already skyrocketing in rural Tennessee.
“It’s way worse than it was before,” said Osborne-Arnold. “We’re seeing lots of lines, we’re seeing long lines of cars and people coming here and saying that, you know, they either can’t find food based on availability, or that they don’t have the money.”
Osborne-Arnold said Save the Children’s focus this summer will be on flexible and even unconventional access to meals for kids, so families don’t have to travel long distances to food pantries.
“We’re going to partner with several community-based organizations in different counties,” said Osborne-Arnold. “And they’re going to do some pop-up pantries at, like, the local community pools, where the parents just drop off their kids, or the kids walk there, in the summer.”
She added throughout the pandemic, Save the Children has provided nearly 45 million meals to rural kids and their families nationwide – about four million in Tennessee.