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Every year the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) issues its Annual Report to Congress that discusses the ten most serious issues taxpayers faced during the past year in their dealings with the IRS, among other...more
On 12/2/24, the IRS, along with its Security Summit partners, issued an IRS Consumer Alert and cautioned taxpayers to exercise heightened vigilance during their holiday shopping, as scammers are actively seeking personal...more
In recent years, identity theft cases have surged, especially during tax season. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in 2022, the federal agency identified and prevented USD 5.7 billion in tax-related fraud, and...more
On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help protect against tax-related...more
The recent massive data breach at National Public Data (NPD), a background check company, has potentially compromised the personal information of millions, if not billions, of individuals, including their Social Security...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 29, 2024 – August 2, 2024. ...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun the process of informing over 70,000 taxpayers that their confidential tax information was leaked in a widespread breach by a former IRS contractor. Those impacted should take...more
El 3/28/24, el IRS inició su lista anual de la Docena Sucia (“Dirty Dozen”) con una advertencia para que los contribuyentes estén al tanto de la evolución de las estafas de smishing y phishing diseñadas para robar información...more
On 3/28/24, the IRS kicked off its annual Dirty Dozen list with a warning for taxpayers to be aware of evolving smishing and phishing scams designed to steal sensitive taxpayer information. Smishing and phishing scams arrive...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 8, 2024 – April 12, 2024. April 8, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-15,...more
Small business owners around the country have been receiving “Form 4022,” a letter from the “United States Business Regulation Department” under the guise of enforcing the recently effective Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more
Home Health Care Owner Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme - This week, the owner of a home health company was sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $2.8 million scheme...more
El 23/10/23, el IRS emitió una advertencia a los contribuyentes sobre las estafas de organizaciones benéficas falsas y cómo los donantes desprevenidos pueden en realidad estar contribuyendo a organizaciones benéficas falsas y...more
On 10/23/23, the IRS issued a warning to taxpayers regarding Fake Charities scams and how unsuspecting donors may actually be contributing to fake charities and not be able to deduct donations on their tax returns despite the...more
IRS Awareness Campaign for the Summer 2023 focuses on data theft signs and the importance of staying alert against new and ongoing threats of tax-related identity in order to protect the taxpayer and the tax professional. ...more
The IRS concluded its special summer series with important reminders to tax professionals and taxpayers to protect themselves against Identity theft. The reminders for tax professionals and taxpayers to reduce identity...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of March 20, 2023 – March 24, 2023....more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 14, 2022 – November 18, 2022...more
On 8/16/22As part of the IRS Security Summit, the IRS presented steps that tax professionals can recommend to help their clients battle identity theft risk. The IRS Security summit is comprised of tax professionals including...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 6, 2022 – September 9, 2022...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 29, 2022 – September 2, 2022....more
According to the IRS, the Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the worst tax scams. The Dirty Dozen is a list that is compiled annually by the IRS in order to alert taxpayers, tax professionals and financial institutions of...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 10, 2022 – April 16, 2022... April 11, 2022: The IRS issued a news release, reminding...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of March 13, 2022 – March 19, 2022. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 30, 2022 – February 5, 2022... January 31, 2022: The IRS issued Revenue Procedure...more