Today, the Internal Revenue Service announced that approximately 275,000 formerly tax-exempt organizations have lost their charitable status as a result of failing to file the
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IRS Announces Tax Relief For Joplin, Other Areas Affected By Storms
The images and stories to come out of Joplin, Missouri over the past week have been heartbreaking. The death toll is now estimated to be
Read MoreIRS Asks For Input On Health Care Law
For as long as I’ve been banging away on the keyboard about tax and tax policy, I don’t believe I’ve seen anything more polarizing than
Read MoreIRS Is Accepting Applications For IRSAC
The IRS has announced that it is accepting applications for the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). IRSAC is comprised of up to 35 members
Read MoreIt’s Not Tax Day
Did you get up this morning in a panic, trying to figure out how you’re going to make it to the post office to mail
Read MoreIRS Commissioner Doug Shulman Addresses National Press Club
On Wednesday, April 6, 2011, IRS Commissioner addressed the National Press Club. Follows is the text of his prepared remarks, as distributed by IRS: Thank
Read MoreTax Day Is April 18, Shutdown Or No Shutdown
A reader was browsing the internet the other day and sent me this hopeful email: CNN is reporting that the government might shut down because
Read MoreIRS Delays Basis Reporting for Decedent’s Estates
The IRS has announced that federal form 8939, Allocation of Increase in Basis for Property Acquired from a Decedent, is not due on April 18,
Read MoreReminder: Free Tax Help Available Tomorrow
I just wanted to remind my readers that select IRS offices will be open tomorrow. Offices staffed by IRS will be open on Saturday, March
Read MoreTaxes from A to Z: V is for VITA
VITA is the acronym for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program which provides free tax help for qualifying taxpayers across the country. The program
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