The latest straight from the IRS — new rules, deadlines, guidance, and announcements explained in plain English.
For months now, both sides have been firing shots in the health care reform debate. Despite the fact that we now have a signed bill, many of the details are yet to be worked out and that causes concern that the bill will either be overworked or under reaching; my best guess is that it’s…
It’s that time of year again… The one when the crazies come out and try to steal your personal information or infect your computer or some other such nonsense by sending fake e-mails purporting to be from the IRS. There are a bunch of these e-mails floating around right now. The most recent ones have…
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that IRS offices will be open nationwide on Saturday, March 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., local time, to help taxpayers. You can find your local office here. “We are holding these special open houses to give taxpayers who are struggling in these difficult economic times more opportunity…
The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is seeking members in the following locations: California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington. Alternates are needed for Alabama, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New York, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. Applications…
As I’ve posted before on taxgirl.com, the IRS does not send unsolicited e-mails to taxpayers. If you receive an e-mail purporting to be from the IRS, it’s likely a scam. Be careful. Most of these scams try to get you to reveal your personal or financial information. Do not reveal any of this information via…
The IRS has released a statement regarding the current filing season in light of the Austin tragedy. Since the IRS does not process tax returns or issue refunds at the Echelon 1 Building in Austin, Texas, the filing season will not be affected.
Over the past couple of days, I’ve received a number of emails, links, tweets, and DMs (whew) about the allegedly IRS-related plane crash in Texas. While I respect the rights of other bloggers and journos to cover the story until the cows come home, this is one that I’ll largely pass on. The “manifesto” that…
Despite weather conditions that have kept federal employees home for a fourth straight day in Washington, DC, the IRS claims that the blizzard won’t slow them down this tax season. TaxProf blog points out that many returns are actually processed outside of DC in such garden spots as Fresno and Kansas City. And despite the…
Well, this is certainly the kind of news that you don’t like reading just before you file your taxes… According to TaxProf Blog, the IRS intends to purchase sixty Remington Model 870 Police RAMAC #24587 12 gauge pump-action shotguns for the Criminal Investigation Division. Along the lines of “more information than you wanted to know”,…
I’ve received a bunch of questions this tax season asking where to go for free help. And I’ve got some answers for you. But, first things first: sometimes, you get what you pay for. If your return is a bit complicated – or if your situation is out of the ordinary – take a moment…