Does 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.
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After 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.
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IRS 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.
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IRS: 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.
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IRS 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.
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IRS 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.
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Update: 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.
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IRS 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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Focus On Identity Theft & Tax Fraud Remains High At IRS Despite Dip In Prosecutions
As tax season opens, identity theft remains a priority at the Internal Revenue Service. It sits atop the list of concerns addressed in the IRS-CI Annual Report for fiscal year 2015. The address also looks at the impact of criminal investigations and sentencing of high profile cases that year.
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IRS, Tax Preparers Report ‘Smooth Opening’ On First Day Of Tax Season
Tax season is open! On January 19, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially opened tax season – and so far, so good.