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The 2015 tax filing season is off to a strong start with most taxpayers filing their returns electronically and choosing direct deposit for their refunds, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

The IRS and other groups warn that people shouldn’t trust their private financial documents to just anyone. It’s good to know exactly what their tax preparer’s credentials mean, and whether they really qualify as credentials at all.

The Internal Revenue Service has released IRS2Go 5.0, an update to the only official IRS smartphone application, compatible with both Apple and Android devices.

The has launched a new, online public directory of tax return preparers. This searchable directory on IRS.gov will help taxpayers find a tax professional with credentials and select qualifications to help them prepare their tax returns.

The Internal Revenue Service is targeting abusive tax shelters and structures it says some Americans use to avoid paying taxes. The agency says the problem has been a lingering issue, and so it has been added to the annual list of tax scams known as the “

It’s very rare in the tax world when you can “get something for nothing.” But that’s essentially what happens when a real estate owner donates a qualified conservation easement to charity. In essence, the property owner is merely agreeing to keep the land

The symposium focused on combatting offshore tax evasion and international financial crimes—including cyber-crime—and brought together delegates from criminal tax and enforcement programs from the U.S., Australia, Canada, The Netherlands, New Zealand, ...

Unless you’ve been way out of touch, you probably know that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, requires that taxpayers have qualifying health care coverage. Those without will need to qualify for an exemption, or pay a penalty.