As seen on TaxProf blog, this tee shirt is for sale on eBay (I am not intending to promote eBay here, having no experience with the site ever, just passing along the details for your amusement).
The print on the shirt says, “IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you got” – okay, grammar is lacking, but the point is well taken.
The hits keep coming. Just one day after Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen warned employees that budget cuts would lead to delayed refunds, lags in correspondences and potential furloughs, Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson released her 2014 annual report to Congress. Olson’s report didn’t offer any relief for taxpayers, instead expressing concern that “taxpayers…
You’d think that the day after Tax Day would be quiet – but it’s not. You see, once tax time has come and gone, taxpayers are not completely off the hook. You’ll want to keep records and documentation on hand in the event that the IRS comes calling. Here are some tips to help you…
The IRS has announced tax relief for victims of Hurricane Rita. Briefly, the relief includes extensions (in some cases, automatic) for filing returns and making estimated payments. In most cases, the extension date is February 28, 2006. Automatic extensions are granted for Texas residents of the following counties: Angelina, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin,…
Shortly after I posted this piece about IRS cutting ties with ACORN, I received an email asking me, among other things, if I thought this was a good thing and if we should “get rid” of the VITA program altogether because of the potential for giving bad advice. I didn’t immediately respond to the email…
One hundred years ago, six United States Post Office Inspectors were transferred to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (now Internal Revenue Service) to become the first special agents in charge of a new crime-fighting unit. This month, a host of tax professionals, including IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, IRS-CI Chief Don Fort, and former Deputy Attorney General…
According to Shawshank Redemption’s Red, “In prison, a man will do most anything to keep his mind occupied.” That apparently includes doing income taxes. A real-life Andy Dufresne has been accused of receiving special treatment in exchange for advice on taxes and other matters. Robert Potchen was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison for holding his…