The IRS started the 2013 tax year on high alert for fraud. The previous years have shown an increase in identify theft and taxpayer fraud. To keep the public better protected, the IRS issued its list of the top fraud offenses for 2013. They have aptly named the list “The Dirty Dozen Tax Scams.”… Continue reading →
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Federal Employees and Growing Unpaid Taxes
Currently in the United States there are about 9.8 million people employed with the federal government. A growing percentage of these employees are delinquent on their taxes. It seems workers including Social Security Administration, Homeland Security Administration, U.S.Postal workers, Departments of the Navy, Army, and Defense, among others owe the government about $3.5 billion… Continue reading →
4 Tax Surprises and How to Handle Them!
One thing is certain besides taxes….you probably will want to stay on IRS’s good side! Here are some common items you may come upon this tax season. These are a few terrible tax surprises and how to handle them! Alimony Collected Now that you made it through the divorce you will also have to accept… Continue reading →
Don’t Lose Your Refund to an Identity Theft Scam
In 2012 the IRS uncovered a mounting problem involving the thefts of innocent taxpayers’ refunds. According to the IRS, investigators found 898 identification theft cases in 2012. This is a number that has tripled in comparison to the previous years. The IRS has issued numerous media alerts and has hired an additional 3,000… Continue reading →
The Real Numbers In A Hot Topic Issue
This years’ election debate hot topic issue was one that plagued this country since income tax was born 100 years ago. Should the wealthy pay more in taxes? Just to give some background information from the recent election President Barack Obama believed that the rich need to pay more taxes to aid the budget deficit and… Continue reading →
Tax Refunds Likely to be Delayed
It seems that some taxpayers that are looking for a “quick” refund make have to wait a bit longer than normal these days as the Internal Revenue Service tries to halt criminals that file fraudulent returns and who attempt to steal others identities. The IRS began accepting 2012 returns on January 30th. It has been… Continue reading →
