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IRS Seeks Volunteers for Taxpayer Advocacy Panel

19 March 2010

The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is seeking members in the following locations: California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington.
Alternates are needed for Alabama, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New York, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. [...]

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Reminder About Phishing Scams

28 February 2010

As I’ve posted before on taxgirl.com, the IRS does not send unsolicited e-mails to taxpayers. If you receive an e-mail purporting to be from the IRS, it’s likely a scam. Be careful. Most of these scams try to get you to reveal your personal or financial information. Do not reveal any of this information [...]

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IRS Says Austin Tragedy Won’t Affect Returns

28 February 2010

The IRS has released a statement regarding the current filing season in light of the Austin tragedy. Since the IRS does not process tax returns or issue refunds at the Echelon 1 Building in Austin, Texas, the filing season will not be affected.

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Murder, Taxes and Your Right to Rant

21 February 2010

Over the past couple of days, I’ve received a number of emails, links, tweets and DMs (whew) about the allegedly IRS-related plane crash in Texas. My immediate reaction to the frenzy, as I tweeted, was this:

Now that a few days have passed, my reaction is the same. While I respect the rights [...]

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Neither Snow Nor Rain… Will Stop the IRS

11 February 2010

Despite weather conditions that have kept federal employees home for a fourth straight day in Washington, DC, the IRS claims that the blizzard won’t slow them down this tax season. TaxProf blog points out that many returns are actually processed outside of DC in such garden spots as Fresno and Kansas City.
And despite the fact [...]

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IRS Goes Gun-Shopping

3 February 2010

Well, this is certainly the kind of news that you don’t like reading just before you file your taxes… According to TaxProf Blog, the IRS intends to purchase sixty Remington Model 870 Police RAMAC #24587 12 gauge pump-action shotguns for the Criminal Investigation Division. Along the lines of “more information than you wanted to know”, [...]

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Free Tax Help Available!

1 February 2010

I’ve received a bunch of questions this tax season asking where to go for free help. And I’ve got some answers for you. But, first things first: sometimes, you get what you pay for. If your return is a bit complicated – or if your situation is out of the ordinary – take a [...]

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Feds Target Tax Preparer Who Filed For $93 Million in Fraudulent Refunds

13 January 2010

This tax season, Penny Lea Jones won’t be preparing tax returns if the feds have their way. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge has issued a preliminary injunction barring Jones from preparing federal income tax returns for taxpayers while a lawsuit against her proceeds. The lawsuit is one of seven such actions filed by the [...]

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Telephone Woes & the IRS

8 January 2010

You know how it goes. You sit for a bit, staring at the phone, maybe even biting your nails a bit. Should you call? Is it too early?
You take a deep breath, pick up the phone and dial. It rings and rings. No answer. You bite your [...]

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Online Merchants Brace for New Reporting Requirements

15 December 2009

The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 made headlines as part of the larger Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, or HERA, signed into law by President Bush. HERA was introduced as HR 3221 by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with the title: A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes and [...]

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