August 28, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service continues to warn taxpayers across the country of a series of scam phone calls from people pretending to be IRS officials in order to get sensitive personal information. On Thursday, the agency issued a new consumer alert to provide taxpayers with additional tips to protect themselves.
August 27, 2014
Two Miami-Dade women have been charged with preparing dozens of phony income-tax returns and pocketing a chunk of the multimillion-dollar refunds, the U.S. attorney's office said Tuesday.
August 25, 2014
Hey truckers, "got your ears on?" The Internal Revenue Service is reminding truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that in most cases, their next federal highway use tax return is due on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014.
August 25, 2014
Tobias Elsass built a booming business capitalizing on the economic misfortune of others.
August 22, 2014
For the 10th year in a row, Wolters Kluwer, CCH has been selected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for its comprehensive sales tax rate and taxability tables to help millions of taxpayers across the country prepare their tax returns. With access to updated information from thousands of tax jurisdictions provided by Wolters Kluwer, CCH,…
August 21, 2014
Frequently, the IRS challenges deductions for business-related driving expenses, especially when they involve local travel. Start with this basic premise: To qualify for transportation deductions, you must be traveling away from your tax home to a business location. For this purpose, your tax home is generally your principal place of business, not the place where…
August 21, 2014
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Despite the thousands of revisions to the tax code that are made each year, the IRS continues to focus on travel and entertainment (T&E) deductions in audits of business taxpayers.
August 20, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to improve its strategy to ensure accurate reporting and payment of the Medical Device Excise Tax, according to a new report publicly released today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
August 17, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration continue to hear from taxpayers who have received unsolicited calls from individuals demanding payment while fraudulently claiming to be from the IRS.
August 17, 2014
A former used-car salesman was arrested on federal charges of filing nearly 700 fraudulent tax returns using stolen identities and cashing refund checks totaling more than $2.2 million.
August 14, 2014
Some contract employees providing services to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) without required background checks had access to taxpayer data, according to a report publicly released today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS.
August 13, 2014
According to a new report by the agency that oversees the nation's taxing authority, records at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) indicate that while the majority of tax-exempt organizations are in compliance with all of their obligations, those that do not often are significantly delinquent on payroll taxes.