IRS Employees Plan for Furlough While most Americans are planning for Memorial Day – and may skip work on Friday, May 24, to get an early start on the holiday – the employees of the Internal Revenue Service will be taking that Friday off as an unpaid furlough day. Kelly Phillips Erb writes in [...]
IRS Statement on Court Ruling Related to Return Preparers Update May 16, 2013 Fee amounts collected for scheduled registered tax return preparer test appointments canceled due to the court ordered injunction are being refunded. Additionally, fees collected from return preparers who tested on or after January 18, 2013, the date the test was enjoined, are [...]
A new study by the National Taxpayer Advocate used confidential IRS data to show large clusters of potential tax cheats in these five metropolitan areas. The IRS uses the information to target taxpayers for audits….
Last year, hundreds of Mo’ Money clients in several states alleged bounced checks, excessive fees and the failure of the business to pass along IRS refunds…
Though national tax-preparation companies have been promoting their services for weeks or months, local tax preparers have not. According to their research, generally local tax preparer’s websites lack …
The IRS faced several time constraints this year. Tax professionals and taxpayers everywhere were anxious to process returns, and the effects of the delay were felt by everyone when tax season did not start on time. The major reason for the deferral was …
Overall, the agency “has made little improvement in reducing EITC improper payments”…
People are going to put off doing their taxes, nothing will make them file any sooner. However, if you are going to get a refund…
While you were covered up with tax forms and e-file acknowledgements, you may have missed an interesting read or two…
Among the notable birthdays that occurred over this tax season is the IRS Form 1040, introduced in 1913 following the ratification of the 16th Amendment. That amendment gave the government the power to…
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