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February 23, 2015 

The Obamacare Tax Glitch Fallout Continues

About 20 percent of those who bought a health care marketplace plan in 2014 and used tax credits to lower their premiums received faulty information, due to a miscalculation of the premium benchmark amount. Government officials say that these taxpayers wi

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February 19, 2015 

New Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Members Announced

29 people have been nominated to serve on the nationwide Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). The TAP is a federal advisory committee charged with providing taxpayer suggestions to improve IRS customer service.

 New Tax Scam Targets Income Tax Preparers

February 19, 2015 

New Tax Scam Targets Income Tax Preparers

The IRS is warning return preparers and other tax professionals to be on guard against bogus emails making the rounds seeking updated personal or professional information that in reality are phishing schemes.

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February 19, 2015 

New IRS 8879 Rules Make E-Filing Easier

New guidelines issued by the IRS authorize electronic signatures on Form 8878 (IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Form 4868 or Form 2350) and Form 8879 (IRS e-file Signature Authorization).