Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen talked tax, taxpayer service and Congressional spending at the National Press Club on Thursday, March 24, 2016.
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IRS Alerts Taxpayers To New Tax Season Related Phone Scam
A scam where callers posing as IRS agents reach out to taxpayers in an effort to steal money has netted tens of millions of dollars to thieves. Now, identity thieves are trying a new version of the IRS phone scam.
Read MoreDoes The IRS Have Your Money? Nearly $1 Billion In Old Tax Refunds Outstanding
Does the IRS have your money? Nearly $1 billion in tax refunds will expire if taxpayers don’t claim their money by Tax Day.
Read MoreAfter Security Review, IRS Shuts Down Online IP PIN Tool
After an “ongoing security review,” the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it has temporarily suspended the Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) tool on the IRS website.
Read MoreIRS Reports Fewer Tax Returns Received, Higher Average Refund As Tax Season Rolls
IRS says the average tax refund issued is higher this year than last year. What else do the tax season statistics say about e-file, returns received and visits to the IRS website? Here’s what you need to know so far.
Read MoreIRS: Efforts To Access Taxpayer Accounts Twice As Bad As Originally Thought
Remember when the IRS announced that identity thieves illegally accessed tax information with unsuccessful attempts made on more taxpayer accounts? And remember how the IRS announced that it was worse than first believed? Well… it’s even worse than that.
Read MoreIRS Issues ‘Dirty Dozen’ List Of Tax Schemes & Scams For 2016
The IRS has released its “Dirty Dozen” for 2016. The Dirty Dozen is a list of 12 tax schemes and scams to watch for and avoid. What topped the list? No surprise there: identity theft once again.
Read MoreIRS Warns On Website Attacks, Claims No Taxpayer Accounts Were Compromised
The IRS is warning taxpayers about an attack upon its Electronic Filing PIN application on its website.
Read MoreUpdate: IRS Website Back Online, Tax Refunds Unaffected
Don’t believe the hype: IRS says refunds are unaffected by the temporary website shutdown. Here’s the latest information.
Read MoreIRS Website Hit With Hardware Failure, Some Refund & Payment Tools Unavailable
If you tried to access the IRS website today and had difficulties, you aren’t alone. The IRS has announced that they suffered a hardware failure today. Here’s what it means.
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