Promise-Breaking IRS Plus: Ethan Mollick on AI, Nancy Pelosi's kente cloth, hurricanes may destroy us all, and more... Reason · Apr 5, 2024
How to Determine If You Qualify for IRS Tax Relief Programs The burden of tax debt can be overwhelming, casting a long shadow over your financial well-being. inkl · Mar 12, 2024
Former IRS contractor sentenced to prison for tax records leaks - Roll Call A federal judge sentenced a man to five years in prison Monday for the leak of tax documents of Donald Trump and others. Roll Call · Jan 29, 2024
Republicans’ Israel bill would strip money from IRS ability to crack down on tax cheats The proposed bill will also strip money from the IRS’s plan to create a free electronic filing system The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023
Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
IRS says Microsoft may owe more than $29 billion in back taxes; Microsoft disagrees The Internal Revenue Service says Microsoft owes the U.S. Treasury $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of wealthy people A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about a government official and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
No, Court Won't Order Removal of Online Copies of the Decision in Your Online Case, Even if you argue that you're losing job opportunities because employers see that decision. Reason · Sep 22, 2023
IRS Targeting More Supposedly 'High-Income' Americans Than Advertised Don’t count on that promise to not hike taxes on “people making less than $400,000.” Reason · Sep 22, 2023
IRS will pause taking claims for pandemic-era tax credit due to an influx of fraudulent claims The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it will pause accepting claims for a pandemic-era tax credit until 2024 due to rising concerns that an influx of applications are fraudulent The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
US Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Introduce Comprehensive Set Of Cryptocurrency Regulations The move shows growing importance of digital assets and the government's commitment to ensuring their transparent and lawful use. Zenger · Sep 7, 2023
$80bn for the IRS? Fund the US taxman, but not like this The Internal Revenue Service is woefully underfunded, and badly needs money – but Biden has made a PR blunder The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2023
In Alsip red-light-camera investigation, feds have done new interviews, issued subpoenas Investigators recently approached or interviewed current and former village officials, asking how Alsip chose SafeSpeed as its red-light-camera contractor. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2023
The IRS will stop making most unannounced visits to taxpayers' homes and businesses The agency said instead it will send letters to certain taxpayers to set up face-to-face meetings. WEKU · Jul 24, 2023
Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2023 Commentary: The IRS has an alternative to TurboTax. But will that widen the racial wealth gap? The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that it will begin a pilot program during the 2024 tax season to start preparing and filing Americans’ taxes in-house, relieving them of the need to use an accountant or tax preparation software such as TurboTax.
Zenger · Jul 9, 2023 Trump Explored Using IRS To Target FBI Officials, New Report Reveals Former White House chief of staff John Kelly's sworn statement sheds light on Trump's alleged attempts to investigate FBI agents
The Conversation · Jun 8, 2023 Arrests of 3 members of an Atlanta charity's board in a SWAT-team raid is highly unusual and could be unconstitutional On May 31, 2023, the Atlanta Police Department deployed a SWAT team to arrest Marlon Kautz, Adele MacLean and Savannah Patterson. These three people weren’t fugitives from justice or drug kingpins, but rather volunteer board members of a local charity.
Fortune · Apr 17, 2023 The tax deadline is April 18. Here's how to file for an extension The good news is: It’s a fairly easy process.
Chicago Tribune · Apr 15, 2023 Editorial: We must invest in the IRS. It’s the only way to ensure all Americans pay the taxes they owe Imagine investing $80 over a decade and getting a $180 return. Pretty good deal, right? Now multiply those figures by a billion dollars and you get an idea of how much American citizens will benefit from additional federal funds being allocated to the Internal Revenue Service.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 14, 2023 ‘IRS is finally answering the phones’ but struggles with technology as Tax Day nears WASHINGTON — It’s been easier this year to get in touch with someone at the Internal Revenue Service.
The Conversation · Apr 7, 2023 I tried to pay my taxes in cash – here's what happened, and why the IRS should make it easier to do so About two-thirds of all U.S. residents who file federal income taxes typically get a refund. Unfortunately, this year I am among the other third who owe the Internal Revenue Service money.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2023 How to file your taxes and get your refund for free in 2023 Historically, April is tax time. (We will hold briefly for boos.) But there is a silver lining. Two, actually: Most people don’t need to pay for special software to file them. And if you’re fortunate enough to be a Californian, your state and federal taxes probably aren’t due until October.