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IRS Halts Substitute for Return Program for Non-Filers

If you do not file a tax return, and if you are required to file a tax return, the IRS typically sends a series of letters asking you to file a tax return for the year in issue. If you…

November 06, 2017

Frivolous Tax Return Penalties against Protester Sustained by U.S. Tax Court

Mary Anne Valentine-Whitaker and her husband filed a tax return with the IRS for 2012 claiming a refund in the amount of $3,094.00 stemming from a distribution from her retirement plan in the amount of $15,469. Attached to the tax…

November 06, 2017

Food for Thought About the IRS

According to recent testimony by Timothy Camus before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, as of January 7, 2017, the IRS had a total of 83,000 employees, of which 16,200 of them are seasonal and part-time employees. The IRS collects…

March 10, 2017

Statute of Limitations Running Out on 2013 IRS Refunds

If you have not yet filed your federal Form 1040 tax return for 2013 with the IRS, any refund listed on that tax return will soon be barred by the refund statute of limitation. Generally speaking, a taxpayer has three…

March 10, 2017

81-Year-Old Veteran Scammed Out of $8,000 After Payment with iTunes Cards

In recent testimony before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, 81-year-old veteran Philip Hatch of Portland, Maine detailed how IRS impersonators scammed him out of $8,000.00 and, in a brazen move, attempted to steal even more money. According to his…

March 10, 2017

Government Breaks Up Lottery Scam Ring That Netted Over $1 Million

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you are aware of the many IRS impersonation scams that exist where a caller claims to be from the IRS and demands payment on a fake tax bill. However, there is…

March 10, 2017

Leaked Trump Executive Order to Allow Churches to Engage in Political Speech

Since 1954, churches and charities have been prohibited from engaging in political speech, including the ability to endorse or oppose candidates for public office. Then-Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas proposed this Amendment to Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3) in 1954 which…

February 14, 2017

Donald Trump’s Conflict of Interest Issues Continue

On January 11, 2017, then President-Elect Trump stated his intention to turn over management of the Trump Organization to his adult sons in an effort to avoid any conflicts of interest as President. Under the proposed plan, all of the…

January 25, 2017

Deadline Expiring to Make Claim for Refund for Wrongfully Incarcerated Taxpayers

To be entitled to a refund, a taxpayer must make that claim for refund within three years of the presumptive date of the tax return, plus any extensions, or two years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is…

December 13, 2016

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IRS Scam Phone Calls on the Decline

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you are aware that there are many different types of IRS scams where imposters try to separate you from your money by pretending to be the IRS. These scammers utilize different methods…

December 02, 2016

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