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The Internal Revenue Service has restored its “Get an IP PIN” tool to the IRS.gov website, after concerns about security forced its removal.The Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP…
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) says the IRS gets a mixed report card when it comes to notifying taxpayers an IRS lien has been filed against them.The audit looked at…
It won’t be long until it’s Back-to-School time in many states – and that could mean a sales tax holiday for many shoppers. At least 17 states will have some sort of sales tax holiday period this…
Read more about Analysis Claims Sales Tax Holidays May Not Deliver What They Promise
If your clients bought health care coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace for this year, they may have chosen to have advance payments of the premium tax credit paid directly to the…
Read more about Tweaking Your Clients’ Advance Premium Tax Credit Payments
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces deserve the thanks of the nation for their service, and one small way we can show our thanks is by giving those who serve a small measure of tax relief.In some cases,…
The Internal Revenue Service has gone to court to face Facebook to cooperate with its investigation into the transfer of assets to an Irish subsidiary. The probe, first detailed on CNN Money, is…
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The Massachusetts State Senate is looking at a bill that would install a tax on rooms rented through AirBnB to help the state pay for an increase in its Earned Income Credit.According to MassLive, the…
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The latest meeting of the IRS’ Security Summit working group has grabbed a lot of headlines recently. Among the news is that income tax preparers will be expected to secure the taxpayer data under…
Read more about Stepping Up Tax Preparer Security: What Does it Mean?
When we change jobs, we normally lose access to the buildings and electronics we may have used for our former employer. However, a new audit report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax…
The IRS Future State Plan features prominently in the first volume of yesterday’s Fiscal Year 2017 Objectives Report to Congress from National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. Three subjects of the…
