On January 27, 2016, the Department of Justice announced that it reached its final non-prosecution agreement under Category 2 of the Swiss Bank Program with HSZH Verwaltungs AG (HSZH). The department has executed agreements with 80 banks since March 30, 2015, when it...
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Month: January 2016
Confusion Over IRS Identity Protection PINs
Taxpayers have been receiving letters with incorrect Identity Protection PIN numbers from the IRS. Notices are listing an incorrect filing year, the agency reported, which has created confusion for many taxpayers and tax professionals. According to a statement updated...
IRS Employer Tax Filing Deadlines Published
The various IRS tax filing deadlines for employer forms have been announced. Be sure to mark the following on your calendar for timely submission: February 1, 2016 - Forms 940, 941, 943, and 944, related to employer tax returns. February 29, 2016 - Paper filing of...
Identity Theft
Tax season is here and so are criminals who want to steal your identity. Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone misuses your Social Security number to file a tax return or to report earnings. Warning signs of misuse of your Social Security number include...
New IRS Videos Help International Taxpayers With Their U.S. Tax Filing Questions
Paying U.S. taxes while overseas doesn't have to be difficult with this year's improved IRS.gov help guides. In addition to the standard International Taxpayer page, U.S. citizens and other international taxpayers living outside the U.S. can now watch videos to learn...
The Franchise Tax Board may have your money!
Did you know the Franchise Tax Board is seeking to refund a total of $28 million dollars to more than 49,000 Californians? Specifically, during 2015, the USPS returned more than 49,000 checks issued by the Franchise Tax Board for personal income tax refunds, because...
VIDEO: Is a worker an employee or an independent contractor?
This is a question that many business owners have, and finding the correct answer is extremely important. At the we help business owners answer this question and many others so that they are in compliance with state and federal employment...
Opening Day of Tax Season is January 19
The Internal Revenue Service announced last week that tax season will begin on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. That is the day the IRS will begin accepting individual electronic returns and processing paper returns. The last day to file 2015 tax returns is Monday, April...
National Taxpayer Advocate Releases 2015 Annual Report
On January 6, 2016, National Taxpayer Advocate Nine E. Olson released her 2015 annual report to Congress. Central to the report is Ms. Olson's concern that the IRS may be close to greatly scaling back the telephone and face-to-face service that the IRS has continually...
Six More Banks Reach Resolutions with the Department of Justices’ Swiss Bank Program
During the last two weeks of 2015, the United States Department of Justice announced that Bank Lombard Odier& Co Ltd, DZ Privatbank (Schweiz) AG, Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG, Coutts & Co Ltd, Gonet & Cie, and Banque Cantonal du Valais reached resolutions...
