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It always seems to happen when you’ve just settled down for dinner. You get a phone call out of the blue and the man on the other end of the line says he’s Agent Such-and-Such from the Internal Revenue Service, Badge number something-or-Other.…
America’s income tax professionals are being enlisted into a growing force of industry partners who are focused like never before on protecting their financial information – and that of their customers.…
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Every day, taxpayers fall victim to scams through emails, websites, texts or phone calls and turn over data thinking they’re dealing with an official agency or business. But that email, web page, text, or call is a “spoof,” a fake that only appears to be the real thing.…
Drake has joined with the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and income tax industry partners to highlight National Tax Security Awareness Week this week. And we start just where you should start – by looking at your passwords and how to make them stronger.…
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December’s the time for a lot of holiday sport events, and the IRS and its Security Summit partners are putting on a full-court press of their own against identity theft and tax fraud. The week of Dec. 5-9 has been designated “National Tax Security Awareness Week,” and will see the IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry share a wealth of information with taxpayers.…
The new feature is part of a planned suite of new capabilities the IRS plans to add to their platform as they come online. Taxpayers can already use the site for online payment of their tax due, using their choice of direct pay, pay-by-card, or Online Payment Agreement.…
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The start of the new income tax filing season is just days away. To make 2017 a safer season, the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partner organizations have designated Dec. 5-9…
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The Internal Revenue Service issued a press release Tuesday to remind taxpayers that 2015’s PATH Act will delay 2017 refunds. The delay comes from an anti-fraud, anti-theft provision in the act that slows down the refund process to better review returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), which will not be issued until at least February 15, 2017.…
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We’ve all got our pre-tax-season rituals; those processes and procedures that ensure we’re running on all cylinders once Jan. 1 rolls around. While preparatory activities can vary from office to office, there’s one procedure that should be a common thread running to every tax prep office: computer security measures.…
The Internal Revenue Service last week announced that leave-based donation programs could be used to send aid to victims of Hurricane Matthew. Sometimes referred to as a “leave sharing program,” leave donation lets employees donate their vacation or sick leave to a company pool that can be used by coworkers who have medical emergencies or are affected by natural disasters.…
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