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Starting in 2025, the IRS Will Accept Duplicate Dependent Returns With an IP PIN
House Tax-Exempt Crackdown Bill Passes Despite Democrat Defections
Retailers Tell Senate Credit Card ‘Swipe’ Fees are ‘Adding Inflationary Pressure to the U.S. Economy’
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Harris Backs Trump Proposal on Ending Taxes on Tips
The vice president made the pledge during a rally Aug. 10 in Las Vegas, two months after her rival made his pitch at a rally in that city.
Tax Pros Now Required to Use Multi-Factor Authentication to Protect Client Data
Tax pros should always enable MFA within tax software products and cloud storage services containing sensitive client data, and they should never share usernames.
Taxpayers Claimed $8 Billion in Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits for Clean Energy and Efficient Home Improvements
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, extended and expanded tax credits PDF that allow taxpayers to claim residential and energy efficient home energy credits.
New York to Send Child Tax Credit to Recipients by Mail
The checks will be delivered to families who received the Empire State Child Credit in the 2023 tax year. Filers are eligible for the credits if they have children under age 17 and qualify for the federal child tax credit.
Pennsylvania High Court to Consider Case on Pittsburgh’s ‘Jock Tax’
The case will go before the state's Supreme Court after a lower court ruled earlier this year that the tax is unconstitutional.
More than 1,000 IRS Employees Were Delinquent or Noncompliant on Their 2023 Income Taxes
Between October 1, 2021, and April 1, 2023, the IRS closed 1,175 cases with disciplinary actions, for 1,068 current employees, with confirmed tax noncompliance issues.
New Jersey Joins IRS Direct File For 2025 Filing Season
Direct File will now be a permanent option for taxpayers in states that choose to participate, and New Jersey said it's in.
IRS Boasts New and Improved Online Tools and Digital Services For Taxpayers
The agency provided an update July 25 on its Strategic Operating Plan, which sets out several priorities for the IRS to accomplish.