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Filing season tips for employers and employees

Read and be aware of the IRS-identified Dirty Dozen tax schemes Identity theft remains at the top of the IRS’s Dirty Dozen tax scheme

IRS urges taxpayers to check their tax withholding early in 2019; Paycheck Checkup can avoid problems next year

The Internal Revenue Service today renewed its effort to encourage taxpayers to review their tax withholding using the IRS Withholding Calculator and make any

Schemes involving falsifying income, creating bogus documents make IRS’ ‘Dirty Dozen’ list for 2019

The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to avoid schemes involving falsifying income, including the creation of bogus Forms 1099. Con artists commonly use

Tax reform changes to fringe benefit deductions affect business’s bottom line

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes tax law changes that affect businesses and the 2018 tax returns they file this year. One change

IRS publication helps small businesses, self-employed understand what’s new for taxes

The Internal Revenue Service wants business owners and the self-employed to know that a publication on IRS.gov has information they can use to learn

Be on the lookout for promises of inflated tax refunds

The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers today to be alert to unscrupulous tax return preparers boasting of inflated tax refunds, a common scam tactic

Taxpayers must report health care coverage on 2018 tax return

As taxpayers are completing their 2018 tax returns this year, they must complete the lines related to health care. For tax year 2018, the

Identity theft remains on IRS’ ‘Dirty Dozen’ list despite progress

Despite a steep drop in tax-related identity theft in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers that the scam remains serious enough

Taxpayers can zip over to IRS.gov for answers to many tax questions

As taxpayers are filing their 2018 tax returns, they might have questions about their taxes. The IRS reminds taxpayers that they can quickly find

IRS: Be vigilant against phone scams

WASHINGTON — As the April filing deadline approaches, the Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to be alert to tax time phone scams where

Here’s how a name change affects a tax return

When someone legally changes their name, there are tax consequences they need to know about., especially at tax time. People change their names for

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