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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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A new tactic in the fight against tax-related identity theft is being floated among congressional staffers these days. Accounting Today reports that tax experts Roger Harris, president of Padgett…
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It’s called a BEC, for Business Email Compromise, and it’s one of the most dangerous phishing email schemes trending nationwide from a tax administration perspective.…
It’s a scenario that ought to scare the heck out of us all: You come into the office early one Monday morning only to find that someone from outside the organization has managed to get into your computer system.…
Current IRS Commissioner John Koskinen’s term ends November 13, which means that Deputy Commissioner Kirsten Wielobob will become the acting commissioner if the White House fails to name a successor.…
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The tactics of phishing emails, hacked security measures and secretly installed malware have been major topics of discussion in the industry in recent months.…
