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‘Groundhog Day’ at IRS: Returns Pile Up, Phone Delays Worsen

After digging out of a daunting backlog from 2021, the agency has an even bigger...

Watch Out For These IRS and Tax Scams in 2022

Tax scammers have always targeted our hopes and fears — and the COVID-19 pandemic has...

How You Can File Federal Taxes for Free Through the IRS

The IRS Free File program is a nonprofit, public-private partnership.

Yes, IRS Asked Taxpayers To Claim Stolen Items and Illegal Income

But there's a loophole to get out of declaring on stolen goods.

Did the IRS Admit It ‘Encourages Illegals’ to Steal Social Security Numbers for Taxes?

With tax season looming and the federal government in a partial shutdown, an old story...

Will the Government Shutdown Delay Income Tax Refunds?

This year's tax season may see even more confusion than usual due to the government...

Equifax Awarded $7.2 Million IRS Contract Despite Security Breach

Internal Revenue Service officials said temporarily re-upping an existing identity verification contract with Equifax was...

IRS Issues Warning On Ransomware ‘Questionnaire’ Scam

A phony email targeting tax professionals is "a new twist on an old scheme," agency...

Did the IRS ‘Fast Track’ Tax-Exempt Status for ‘After School Satan’ Clubs?

The Internal Revenue Service granted nonprofit status in 2014 to an organization that now sponsors...

Police in India Raid Call Center Accused of Scamming U.S. Citizens

Indian news media report that hundreds of call center employees were detained and dozens arrested.

IRS Scam Season

Tax season in 2016 triggered a number of novel riffs on common Internal Revenue Service-based...