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IRS Releases Summer 2015 Income Statistics
The Statistics of Income (SOI) Division produces this online Bulletin quarterly. Articles provide the most recent data available from various tax and information returns filed by U.S. taxpayers.
A Lawsuit the IRS Needs to Lose
The IRS needs to lose this case for the callous way they disregarded the importance of safeguarding taxpayer information from data thieves, and because it would finally set a legal precedent for organizations to be held fiscally responsible for losses ...
IRS Data Breach Was Much Worse Than Initially Thought
The IRS has a confession: The data breach involving its “Get Transcript” app was larger than it initially reported. How much larger? About three times as much.
IRS Lacks Ability to Authenticate Foreign Documents for ITIN Applications
This audit was initiated because TIGTA received an IRS employee complaint referred from a Member of Congress alleging that the IRS’s ITIN application processes and procedures do not ensure that documents certified by a foreign issuing agency are ...
Want Reform? The Tax Plans of the 2016 Presidential Candidates
The field for next year’s presidential derby is crowded and prospective candidates have started jockeying for position. One of the main issues that can set these politicians apart is tax reform. Some candidates have already unveiled detailed proposals ...
New Highway Law Changes Filing Deadlines and Requirements for Business Taxes
Currently, the tax return due date for calendar-year partnerships is April 15th, the same the due date for individual returns. The law changes the deadline to March 15th for calendar-year partnerships and the 15th day of the third month following the ...
Republicans Call for IRS Commissioner’s Head
Koskinen stepped into the limelight in 2013 when President Obama appointed him to succeed Daniel Werfel, who in turn had replaced Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller while the Tea Party scandal unfolded. The current head honcho at the IRS had ...
Focus on Tax Breaks for Disabled as IRS Marks 25th Anniversary of ADA
The Internal Revenue Service is marking the 25th anniversary of the ADA by spotlighting a number of tax benefits and services that can help taxpayers with disabilities.