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Refunds in 2018

Choosing e-file and direct deposit for refunds remains the fastest and safest way to file an accurate income tax return and receive a refund. The IRS expects more than four out of five tax returns will be prepared electronically using tax software. The IRS still...

How to Spot an IRS Impersonator and Taxpayer Scams

IR-2016-81, May 27, 2016 PHOENIX – The IRS recently issued a warning to taxpayers about phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for non-existent tax. Scam artists frequently disguise themselves as being from the IRS, a tax company or sometimes state...

Identity Verification Letter

IR-2015-54, March 18, 2015 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers who receive requests from the IRS to verify their identities that the Identity Verification Service website, idverify.irs.gov, offers the fastest, easiest way to complete the...

Tax Preparer BEWARE: IRS Scams

The Internal Revenue Service NEVER directs taxpayers to put money on a pre-paid card!  (i.e. green dot) The calls can seem scary and legitimate at the beginning.  They know your name, they know the last 4 digits of your SSN, and they reference a specific amount of...

New IRS Tax Scam

If you see this in your email ignore it and delete it! We have learned of a new phishing scam in which taxpayers receive emails purporting to be from the Taxpayer Advocate Service (and bearing our logo). The email contains a bogus case number and says: “Your reported...

Reasonable Payroll

Many clients at this time of year are calling and asking about payroll. They ask us “do I need to take payroll”, or we hear I take payroll but it turns out that they just transfer money from their business account into their personal bank account; this is...