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Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.
February 5 -
Refundo, a provider of low-cost tax-related bank products, has partnered with online- and app-payment provider Stripe to allow tax offices to accept credit card payments through Refundos online platform.
February 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service's new commissioner, John Koskinen, told a congressional hearing Wednesday that the IRS has received an unprecedented number of comments on its proposed regulations for 501(c)4 tax-exempt groups and they will not be finalized anytime soon.
February 5 -
The Treasury Department said Wednesday the U.S. has signed intergovernmental agreements with both Canada and Hungary to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, in an effort to discourage offshore tax evasion.
February 5 -
International Business Machines Corp. has reduced its tax rate to a two-decade low with help from a tax strategy that sends profits through a Dutch subsidiary.
February 5 -
Who is the tax preparer's client -- the taxpayer, or the IRS?
February 4 -
The security of the Internal Revenue Services new online app for requesting tax transcripts is receiving extra scrutiny after the security and vulnerability to identity theft has been questioned, but the IRS contended it is taking steps to safeguard the security of the service.
February 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service has updated and improved its IRS2Go mobile app this tax season, adding new features including a way to track the status of a taxpayers tax refund.
February 4 -
The number of criminal prosecutions referred by the Internal Revenue Service to the Justice Department has increased 23.4 percent during the Obama administration.
February 4 -
Congressman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Subcommittee, has introduced legislation containing a number of tax and other provisions with the goal of jumpstarting the economy, financing investment in infrastructure, fighting income inequality and creating jobs.
February 4 -
Changes in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act could pose a challenge for the Internal Revenue Service's customer service, according to a new government report.
February 3 -
Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee have written to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, urging him to introduce legislation to raise the debt ceiling without pre-conditions, warning that the Treasury Department would not be able to pay tax refunds without a higher debt limit.
February 3 -
House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., has written to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen asking for all documents pertaining to the proposed changes in rules for organizations applying for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(4) of the Tax Code.
February 3 -
With a new tax season just launched and a new commissioner, John Koskinen, firmly ensconced at the IRS, taxpayers arent the only ones with questions tax preparers have some of their own.
February 2 -
Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases, including New York City cop moonlighting as a (not very good) preparer.
February 2 -
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson urged the Internal Revenue Service to adopt a comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of Rights in her annual report to Congress in mid-January.
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The Internal Revenue Service began accepting individual tax returns on Friday.
January 31