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An audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has found that budget cuts have had a negative impact on tax enforcement by the Internal Revenue Service.…
The Internal Revenue Service has proposed modifying how a taxpayer’s Social Security Number is displayed on the Form W-2 in an effort to further head off identity theft.…
The Internal Revenue Service’s package of extended deadlines and other relief measures for victims of Hurricane Irma has now been expanded to affected taxpayers in the entire state of Georgia.…
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A new audit finds the Internal Revenue Service is losing the technology race. Carried out by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the audit found that some 64 percent of the agency’s computer hardware is still on the job despite being beyond its useful life.…
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The Internal Revenue Service says its transition to a new e-Services platform is taking longer than they expected. This means the ability to submit new or change existing applications to access the IRS tools will remain offline for “several more days.”…
The Internal Revenue Service has extended relief measures to victims of Hurricane Irma, similar to the relief offered for Hurricane Harvey.This includes an additional filing extension for taxpayers…
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A new phishing scheme has been unleashed on taxpayers, this time impersonating as the FBI and the IRS.In reality, the scammers are sending emails that install ransomware on computers in order to hold…
Scammers are flooding taxpayers with bogus emails, phone calls and in-person solicitations posing as disaster relief organizations.Hurricane Harvey’s rain has scarcely stopped falling in south Texas,…
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The Internal Revenue Service has announced a couple of big changes they have planned for the e-Services system in the coming months.The first is the transfer of the e-Services system to a new…
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Hurricane Harvey: The Internal Revenue Service has formally acted to give taxpayers in the region a measure of good news.Rain from Hurricane Harvey may still be falling in south Texas, but the…
