We tend to think of summer as a slow time when it comes to taxes but it’s hardly a vacation for taxpayers and tax professionals. This summer, in particular, the Internal Revenue Service has a full calendar and June is no exception. Here are some notable dates to keep in mind: June 3. The IRS…
It is nearly 10:00 p.m. EST which means that I can finally sit down. I’ve been up for about 16 hours now and like hundreds of thousands of other working moms like me, I get my first real break of the day once my kids are in bed. After getting the kids off to school…
Just about a week after devastating tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, relief is on its way – and it has big name stars written all over it. First up, Carrie Underwood donated one million dollars from the proceeds of her Blown Away tour, which wrapped last week. The money was donated to Red Cross. Underwood, who…
With tax season mostly wrapped up – save for a few hundred thousand returns on extension – spammers and schemers are at it again. In addition to the myriad of “your refund is delayed” type emails that we’ve seen flitting about for months now, there are two new email scams to add to the list….
Brett Gibbs is not a likable guy. Together with John Steele, Paul Hansmeier and Paul Duffy, attorneys at Prenda Law (formerly known, among other things, as Steele Hansmeier, PLLC), he made life fairly miserable for thousands of potential defendants. Prenda sought out web users that allegedly downloaded porn illegally. The firm then filed copyright infringement…
You’re probably firing up the grill later today. It is, of course, the unofficial first day of summer. But it’s also something more: Memorial Day. It’s the day to remember those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country: those who have died while in the military service. Even though the…
On May 6, 2013, Charles Ramsey made national news – all while eating a hamburger. His 9-1-1 call was instrumental in the rescue of kidnapping victim Amanda Berry and two other women, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus. Berry had been missing since 2003; Knight and DeJesus disappeared in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Ramsey had just…
It’s no surprise that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, would recall Lois Lerner, Director of the Exempt Organizations Division at the Internal Revenue Service. He advised as much on yesterday when Lerner possibly (keep reading!) pleaded the Fifth rather than testify at a Congressional hearing into allegations…
Don’t get too excited. It’s not closed forever. The Internal Revenue Service had previously announced five planned daylong furloughs beginning on May 24, 2013. The other scheduled furlough days are June 14, July 5, July 22, and August 30, 2013. The closures are related to gaps in the budget, including those due to sequestration. What…
As Congress continues its investigation into allegations that the Internal Revenue Service improperly targeted certain applications for tax-exempt status based on keywords and politically charged language, a number of IRS and Treasury officials made their way to the Hill today to testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Committee,…