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The IRS Criminal Investigation Division’s Los Angeles Field Office is urging taxpayers to be very careful when choosing a tax return preparer this filing season.

Jodi Hoskins, the operator of an escort service in Salt Lake City, has been found guilty of one count of tax evasion.

A woman has been charged with trying to bribe an IRS official by giving him $2,000 and a package containing promissory notes and a $100 Starbucks gift card.

With average tax refunds up nearly 10 percent this year, the White House has launched an online interactive Tax Savings Tool to help taxpayers take advantage of Recovery Act tax credits.

The House has approved health care reform legislation after a tense series of negotiations that left the vote in doubt until a group of pro-life Democrats agreed to support the bill after receiving assurances that President Obama would issue an executive order prohibiting federal funding of abortions.

The Internal Revenue Service continues to have problems with the security of its computer systems, jeopardizing the confidentiality of taxpayer information, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking civic-minded volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, a federal advisory committee that makes recommendations for improving the agency’s service.

California Secretary of State Deborah Bowen, the state’s top elected Democrat, has rejected Republican congressional candidate Phil Liberatore’s ballot designation, alleging that Liberatore’s description as "IRS Problem Solver," is overly broad and associated with an entity or organization.

The Upstream Academy is introducing a business development program for new accounting firm partners and senior managers.

The health care reform reconciliation bill makes a number of adjustments in the excise taxes on so-called “Cadillac” insurance plans and medical device makers, along with Medicare taxes and the fees imposed on pharmaceutical companies.