The IRS marked this week as Identity Theft Awareness to alert taxpayers to current common frauds. For example, some taxpayers are the victims of identity theft, when someone else files a false tax return, claiming huge deductions, in hopes of having a tax refund...
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FinCEN Announces Initiatives to Combat Fraud in Minnesota
Following the recent discovery of the billions of taxpayer dollars in benefits fraud that Minnesota suffered, FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network), a part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, issued several initiatives including an order to require banks...
Get Ready, Get Set…File Your 2025 Federal Income Tax Return
The IRS is making it easier for taxpayers to prepare for the filing season with updates and important information that may help lower your tax liability for 2025. By now, all taxpayers should have an online account with the IRS, which may be established or accessed...
Car Loan Interest Up to $10,000 May Now Be Deductible
Under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, the IRS has issued proposed regulations that provide a new deduction for interest paid on vehicle loans incurred after December 31, 2024. This may be used by taxpayers regardless of whether they itemize their deductions or use the...
Rat Out Tax Cheats with New IRS Online Portal and Receive Reward
As long as people have been cheating on their taxes, other people have turned the tax cheats into the IRS. In 2007, the IRS launched a program to provide a portion of the proceeds to the whistleblowers. To date, the IRS has paid out over $1.4 billion to...
IRS Helps Taxpayers Prepare for Filing 2025 Tax Returns
The IRS knows many taxpayers will want to file their 2025 income tax returns as soon as possible to get any expected refunds. Other may delay a while for a variety of reasons. Either way, there are actions taxpayers can take in 2025 to be best prepared. Getting...
Taxpayer Obligations and IRS Access During Closure
The IRS issued a statement regarding service details during the government shutdown. All tax deadlines remain in effect. Taxpayers must continue to file and make payments on time, however refunds will only be issued to individual taxpayers, and only if the tax return...
