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Category Archives: Tax News
The Unlikely IRS Phone Scam Victim
Have you heard about those IRS phone scams? No, it’s not what you’re thinking; not scams sponsored by the IRS. They are scams perpetrated by individuals posing as IRS personnel, and they have been more prevalent than ever in the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial News, IRS News & Info, Tax Crimes, Tax News
Tagged crime, phone, scam, scheme
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2014 Tax Season: Status Check
Today the IRS released some key filing season statistics to show how they are doing compared to last year at this time. So far the IRS has received some 49.6 million tax returns and has processed around 98 percent of … Continue reading
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Tagged e-file, electronic, filing season, refund, statistics, tax season
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Sacramento Pot Shop Refuses to Negotiate with IRS
It has been a while since I have seen news about the tax problems of medical marijuana dispensaries. The one I saw today involves a Sacramento-based pot shop by the name of Canna Care. The IRS has imposed an $873,000 … Continue reading
FTB Holding $16 Million in Returned Tax Refunds
When you move to a different residence, do you immediately contact your creditors to let them know where you are? Suuuure you do. When you get around to it… It’s no secret that some people spend their lives moving from … Continue reading
New Commish, 2014 Tax Season, EITC
A few noteworthy events caught my eye in the world of tax relief today. First, the Senate approved Obama’s nomination of John Koskinen in a 59-36 vote, confirming him to fill the top position at the IRS; a position that has been … Continue reading
Posted in IRS News & Info, Tax News, TIGTA audits
Tagged audit, Commissioner, due diligence, EITC, fraud
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2013 IRSAC Report
The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) released its annual report today, which included recommendations for improving efficiency at the IRS. Here are some of the points that stood out to me: 1. Expand awareness of OPA Online Payment Agreement … Continue reading
Cindy Thomas Defends “Low-Level” IRS Employees in Sharp Email to Lois Lerner
At the height of the IRS Tea Party targeting scandal, high-level IRS employee Lois Lerner blamed low-level IRS employees in a Cincinnati office for flagging tax-exempt applications that contained words such as “tea party” or “patriot.” Lerner had said that “line people . … Continue reading
Posted in IRS News & Info, Tax News, TIGTA audits
Tagged Lerner, scandal, tax-exempt, tea party
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FTB Updates Top 500 List
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) updated its “Top 500 Delinquent Taxpayers” list this week. And to dispel any doubt about the effectiveness of this program, FTB also announced that the list shrunk to only 350 before it went live on … Continue reading
Tax Deadline Tomorrow! Are You Prepared?
There’s a tax deadline tomorrow causing many people to work on their taxes into the wee hours tonight. Even though the federal government is closed, the second tax day is tomorrow, October 15, 2013. This second tax day is the deadline … Continue reading
Further Attempts to Regulate Return Preparers
The government is trying to impose regulations on tax return preparers again. This time they are relying on rather questionable authority. It is a post-Civil War statute called the “Horse Act of 1884.” After the Civil War, individuals often filed loss claims … Continue reading
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Tagged enrolled agent, regulation, return preparer
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