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IRS Ends Unannounced Visits to Protect Agents
The Internal Revenue Service is stopping most unannounced visits to taxpayers' residences and businesses by its revenue officers after a rising number of threats has put its employees' safety at risk.Appointment
Read MoreIRS Warns of Summertime Tax Scams
The Internal Revenue Service is seeing a surge of summertime tax scams hitting taxpayers via email and text messages touting tax refunds and quick fixes to their tax problems.Many of the email scams make
Read MoreAI and Tax Prep: Practitioners Weigh the Pros and Cons
First came the adding machine, then the calculator and the PC. The laptop turned accounting into a portable profession and the internet opened new horizons for research and marketing. All these innovations,
Read MoreWarning: Watch Out for New IRS Refund Mail Scam
If you receive a cardboard envelope appearing to be from the IRS about an unclaimed tax refund, be cautious. It’s a new scam.There's a new IRS scam to watch out for. Some people are receiving cardboard
Read MoreIRS Agent: ‘I Can Go Into Anyone’s House at Any Time’
Judiciary Committee investigates IRS agent threatening taxpayer!An IRS agent used a fake identity to approach and threaten a taxpayer, following which House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan
Read MoreIRS Developments to Keep an Eye On
Even with tax season over, the Internal Revenue Service is keeping busy — exploring a free filing system, encouraging individuals to take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit, issuing $14 billion
Read MoreThe IRS Flags Over 1 Million Tax Returns for Possible Identity Fraud
According to a recent report, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has flagged over 1 million 2022 tax returns for additional review over potential identity fraud.The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s interim
Read MoreAudits of the Rich will Gain Greater IRS Scrutiny
Audits of the rich cratered at the start of the pandemic. That's about to change.Armed with an extra $80 billion in funding for the next decade, the Internal Revenue Service is using the bulk of its war
Read MoreIRS Hiring Armed Tax Agents in All 50 States
The IRS is Making a Major Move Across the Nation!The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hiring armed tax agents nationwide to bolster the ranks of its criminal investigations division. This is happening
Read MoreSenators Want IRS to Stop AI-Generated Tax Scams
A group of senators on both sides of the aisle is asking the Internal Revenue Service's new commissioner, Daniel Werfel, to warn taxpayers and tax professionals about the emerging threat of tax scams produced
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