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‘Unpredictable’ Election Clouds Tax and Economic Policy View
Sanders May Bring His Populist Brand to Powerful Senate Finance Committee
Accountant Gets Jail Time For Charging $3 Million on New Jersey Employer’s Credit Card
New Jersey Joins IRS Direct File For 2025 Filing Season
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4 Key Takeaways From the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Mid-Year Report to Congress
While the 2024 filing season generally ran smoothly, there are still several challenges impacting taxpayers, Erin Collins says.
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Economists Say Rising Healthcare Costs Could Lead to Job Cuts
Expensive medical care doesn’t just impact patients but could result in layoffs for workers who never even went to the hospital.
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IRS Says Sorry to Ken Griffin for Tax Data Leak
The IRS apologized to the billionaire founder of Citadel for failing to protect his tax information from being leaked to the press.
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Number of the Day: $5.7 Billion
As of March 31, the IRS has spent $5.7 billion, or 10%, of the $57.8 billion it will receive from the Inflation Reduction Act, TIGTA says.
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Majority of Outstanding High-Risk ERC Claims Expected to Be Rejected
The review involved months of digitizing information and analyzing data since last September to assess a group of more than 1 million Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims representing more than $86 billion filed amid aggressive marketing last year.
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IRS Offers Guidance on Exceptions to Tax on Early Emergency Retirement Distributions
A taxpayer is permitted to receive a distribution from an applicable eligible retirement plan to meet unforeseeable or immediate financial needs relating to necessary personal or family emergency expenses.
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IRS Sees Red Flags for ‘Vast Majority’ of ERC Claims
At least 70% of ERC claims currently awaiting processing have red flags about their accuracy, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said.
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Treasury Finalizes Rules on Clean Energy Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeships
Clean energy project managers must meet the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements to receive increased tax credits.