National Tax Security Awareness Week No. 1: Online Security – Seven Steps for Safety
IR-2017-193, Nov. 27, 2017 WASHINGTON – During the online holiday shopping season, the IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry remind people to be vigilant with their personal information. While shopping for gifts, criminals [...]
IRS Reminder to Taxpayers Who Haven’t Filed 2013 Returns: Time is Running Out; Agency has $1 Billion in Refunds
The Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers today that unclaimed federal income tax refunds totaling more than $1 billion may be waiting for an estimated 1 million taxpayers who did not file a 2013 federal income [...]
Affordable Care Act and Silent Returns
One of the most recent political topics is the Obamacare and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Many people would say the ACA is not really affordable for the average household. Many Americans have complained that by [...]
IRS, States and Tax Industry Renew Alert about Form W-2 Scam Targeting Payroll, Human Resource Departments
The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry today renewed their warning about an email scam that uses a corporate officer’s name to request employee Forms W-2 from company payroll or human [...]
Understanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
The IRS urges people not to overlook the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. Eligible taxpayers may be able claim it if they paid for someone to care for a child, dependent or spouse last [...]