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Police in India have arrested at least 70 people involved with impersonating IRS agents at a fake call center in an attempt to defraud U.S. Taxpayers. Hundreds more are being held for questioning.
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As the the clock approaches midnight on the 2015 tax season, many taxpayers still haven’t filed their tax return yet. While procrastination is common for many when it come to filing taxes, this year we are seeing a higher number of last minute filers. The winter was brutal on the east coast; extreme cold & snow produced more tax hibernators than in years past. Wage documents like W2s & 1099s were issued extremely late (And when they were finally issued, many were...
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Filing your tax return was stressful, but now that it’s done you know the amount you’ve got coming and you can’t wait to get your hands on it. This is understandable; we all usually have that refund earmarked for something. That’s why it can be so frustrating when your tax refund doesn’t arrive on time. Read on to learn what to do if you’ve been waiting an exceptionally long time for your tax refund.
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In a follow up to a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), free income tax preparation sites have made no significant gains in increasing the accuracy of the tax returns they prepare. The new report states that Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites (VITA) who prepare income tax returns for low/moderate-income, elderly, disabled and limited-English-proficient taxpayers are still filing approximately 50% of...
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According to the New York State Department of Finance and Taxation, the remainder of all delayed refunds should be ready by “early August”:
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With the failure of congress to pass a budget, 800,000 thousand workers face furloughs and a million more are working without pay. The IRS is one of the agencies that will be closed with walk-in IRS centers shuttered and IRS Call centers closed:
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“Where’s my refund”! Is a common cry from NY State residents these days, and according to the state for good reason. After using Bank Of America to process refunds for the last 18 years, BOA decided to get out of the tax business all together and did not renew their contract. So what was Albany to do? Outsource the job of course! These subcontractors and not-for-profit groups are backlogged with refund requests which is what is causing the delay for so many New...
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By Benjamin K. Brenner, President
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Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller stated recently, that taxpayers will soon start feeling the effects of the Sequester now that the tax season has ended. Deep cuts to IRS Staffing will impact taxpayers calling the IRS, as well as the agency’s ability to combat fraud and collect tax revenues.
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Acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller recently sat before a congressional panel and hinted that the best way to combat the explosion of tax fraud may be to either delay the tax filing season, or wait to release all refunds until after the filing season concludes on April 15th.