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The Tax Court added its voice to the dilemma facing many taxpayers working remotely due to the pandemic.
February 24 -
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a warning about the widening range of scams involving Economic Impact Payments aimed at recipients of COVID-19 relief.
February 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service is confronting some barriers in detecting improper conduct by tax-exempt organizations that abuse the federal tax laws.
February 24 -
Delaying filing; inbox anxiety; a new voice; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
February 23
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Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee want the Internal Revenue Service to assist taxpayers who are getting information returns in the mail for unemployment benefits they never received.
February 23 -
Following the disaster declaration by FEMA, the IRS is able to offer all sorts of relief to Texans.
February 23 -
Two leaders of Congress’s main tax committee are questioning why the Internal Revenue Service keeps sending notices to taxpayers about missing returns when it’s still catching up on unprocessed mail.
February 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service should be doing more to protect the security of tax transcript information available through its Income Verification Express Service program, according to a new report.
February 22 -
Leaders of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee are sounding the alarm over the slow start to tax season, reflected in the initial week of data from the IRS.
February 19 -
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are urging the Internal Revenue Service to extend tax season beyond April 15 to give taxpayers another three months until July 15.
February 18 -
New guidance shows how employees and employers can carry over unused money from flexible spending accounts and dependent care assistance programs.
February 18 -
The agency’s commissioner is upbeat, but tax preparers and financial planners worry that this year could be especially chaotic due to the COVID pandemic.
February 18 -
House Democrats are proposing two pieces of legislation that would also provide more funding for the Internal Revenue Service.
February 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service is still dealing with a backlog of unprocessed mail from 2020, hurting its efforts to provide help with COVID-19 relief payments and this year’s tax season.
February 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Wednesday to taxpayers to beware of unethical “ghost” tax preparers who don’t sign tax returns for clients.
February 17 -
New digital advertising tax; ripping off PPP; careful with prenups; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
February 16
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Some business owners can get hurt by workarounds to the $10,000 limit for state and local tax deductions.
February 16 -
The U.S. federal tax-filing season that begins Friday will be among the most consequential in recent history, as households face potential surprises — both negative and positive — sorting through pandemic-related measures at a time of high unemployment and depressed consumer confidence.
February 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service is girding for the official start of tax season as taxpayers and preparers deal with tax breaks related to COVID-19 and questions about stimulus payments.
February 11 -
The Internal Revenue Service is alerting tax professionals about a dangerous new phishing scam.
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