Money Matters: Get Ready To File Your Taxes and Look Ahead to 2025

**This event will be online only**

With the nation's tax season rapidly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds taxpayers there are important steps they can take now to help "get ready" to file their 2024 federal tax return. Tax planning is for everyone. Planning ahead can help you file an accurate return and avoid delays that can slow your tax refund.

Susanne Guo and Yong Li review these steps and answer any tax-related questions you may have. In addition, the new year brings new changes to the tax laws - learn about what’s changing for 2025.

Presented in partnership with the Asian American Federation.

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About the presenters:

Yong Li is a bilingual Stakeholder Liaison Tax Specialist with the Internal Revenue Service. As a bilingual Chinese Stakeholder Liaison, he collaborates, informs and communicates priority outreach messages to all taxpayer communities, including major employers, community associations and tax practitioner organizations to provide significant messages that impact taxpayers to ensure compliance with the tax laws.

Yong became a Stakeholder Liaison in 2021. Prior to that, he has held positions in IRS Small Business Self Employed Division as a Revenue Agent in field exam, tax return selection, and case processing. He has worked for the IRS for over 15 years. During this period of time, he has gained many skills and expertise on the whole life cycle of the tax returns from filing and processing of the returns, exam selection, field exam, to post-exam case processing.

Susanne Guo is a Sr. Stakeholder Liaison and Bilingual Tax Specialist with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) She is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandar in Chinese and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in state of California.

Before her current role, Susanne worked as a Revenue Agent in the Small Business and Self-Employed field exam and was a member of the Abusive Tax Transaction Specialty Group. With over 15 years of experience at the IRS, Susanne has developed a comprehensive understanding of the policies, procedures, and work processes within the organization.

Susanne’s bilingual background and expertise enable her effectively service taxpayers from diverse cultural backgrounds, while providing them with necessary guidance and support to navigate the complexities of the US tax system.

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