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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…
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…
Drake received thank-you letters from several Accounting and Taxation students at Hillsborough Community College in Florida.…
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In its 2014 annual survey, Sorting Out Software, the National Association of Tax Preparers (NATP) rated, among other things, how well each software package performed in converting client data from…
Notice 2015-09 provides limited relief for taxpayers who have a balance due on their 2014 income tax return as a result of reconciling advance payments of the premium tax credit against the premium…
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WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service today announced the launch of a new, online public directory of tax return preparers. This searchable directory on IRS.gov will help taxpayers find a tax…
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service yesterday warned that taxpayers should watch for improper claims for fuel tax credits, one of the “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for the 2015 filing season.“We will…
February 2 Individuals who must make estimated tax payments. If you did not pay your last installment of estimated tax by January 15, you may choose (but are not required) to file your income tax…
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TIGTA Reminds Taxpayers to Beware of Calls from IRS Impersonators this Filing SeasonWASHINGTON — As the 2015 tax filing season begins, the Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration…
