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Impersonating the Internal Revenue Service is big business for identity thieves. These phishing scams often combine fear of the agency with urgency (and threats), and those who fall for them can soon find their information or money stolen. That’s why the IRS this week highlighted how they communicate with taxpayers.…
A new feature just added to the IRS’ Child Tax Credit Update Portal allows users receiving the advance credit payments to change their mailing addresses.…
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Long-haul truckers and others who own heavy highway motor vehicles are running out of time to file their federal highway use tax return by August 31.…
The tax industry partners who make up the Security Summit are urging practitioners to take a page out of the medical books in order to keep their computer systems healthy: to cure an infection, you first have to know your patient is sick.…
The Internal Revenue Service says millions of families across the U.S. should see their advance payment of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in their bank accounts or mailboxes any day now.…
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New guidance from the Internal Revenue Service seeks to clear the air on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) for employers and gives relief to them as well.…
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The Security Summit is this week broadening the scope of its 2021 “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” campaign to include the different types of phishing scams that taxpayers may see in the coming months. This immediately follows the Summit highlighting recent unemployment compensation scams.…
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New guidance from the Internal Revenue Service aims to help employers better understand the employee retention credit—and how they can qualify for it.…
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Some IRS forms are considered “file and forget” documents, meaning once filed they normally don’t require any additional attention. The Internal Revenue Service, though, is reminding that the application for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) isn’t one of them.…
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The Internal Revenue Service has updated its guidance on expanded paid sick and family leave tax credits available to employers who provide the leave to their workers.…
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