
TIGTA Warns of Phone Scams Related to IRS
TaxesIn press release TIGTA 2015-01 J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration (TIGTA) warned of the threat of phone scams where the individual claims to represent the Internal Revenue Service in order to defraud individuals.
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Misplaced SSA-1099 Forms Can Be Replaced Online
TaxesThe U.S. Social Security Administration has announced that new online services include the ability to quickly and easily get a replacement form SSA-1099 within minutes.
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, said on Monday…

Republicans, Democrats Agree On Tax Issue; Winter Storm Warning Issued For Hell
TaxesCongress is determined to fix the broken tax Code, even if it has to do it one provision at a time. Which apparently, it just might have to do.
On Thursday night, the House voted 240-39 to approve a bill (H.R. 644) that would make permanent…

Inflated Refund Claims Remain on the IRS “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams for the 2015 Filing Season
2015, TaxesIR-2015-12, Jan. 29, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to be on the lookout for unscrupulous tax return preparers pushing inflated tax refund claims. This scam remains on the annual list of tax scams…