Yes, really. The IRS is looking for folks to volunteer to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) for a three year term starting in
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Taxes From A To Z: Q Is For Questionable Refund Program
Every year about this time, I get emails asking, more or less, what happens when you lie on your tax return to get a refund.
Read MoreIRS Holds Additional Open House To Assist Taxpayers
Mark your calendars: the IRS will be holding another open house in offices across the country on Saturday, March 26, to help taxpayers. IRS Commissioner
Read MoreCharitable Giving for Japanese Disaster Relief
First, my thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the events in Japan. The stories and photos coming out of Japan are just
Read MoreDoes the IRS Have Your Money?
The IRS has announced that there is $1.1 billion (yes, with a b) waiting for nearly 1.1 million people who did not file a federal
Read MoreIRS Expanding: Is The Health Care Law To Blame?
I’ve received a couple of emails asking me to verify a rumor that the IRS is expanding in 2012 due to the new health care
Read MoreIRS Tax Amnesty: Once More With Feeling
As expected, the IRS has announced a new amnesty program for taxpayers with previously undisclosed offshore accounts. But since amnesty is such an ugly word,
Read MorePrisons & Taxes: It’s A Steal
My friend @CharlesThomas, a Pennsylvania defense attorney, once opined, when asked how to stay out of jail: Stop stealing sh*t. Apparently, not everyone follows that
Read MoreForms Over Substance: IRS Announces Continued Delays
Tax season may have officially kicked off but many taxpayers still can’t file their returns. Since Congress waited until the end of the year to
Read MoreIRS To Announce New Amnesty Plan
If you thought the steady stream of IRS announcements related to offshore accounts investigations happened to be a coincidence, imagine me shaking my head and
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