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What Taxpayers Should Do If Their Info Was Exposed On IRS Website
Taxpayers whose accounts were compromised will be notified by the Internal Revenue Service. Individuals who believe their identities have been compromised in this, or any other attempt, should review the IRS “Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft,” which ...
IRS Data Breach Sets Off Alarms, FBI to Investigate
A serious security breach at the IRS has the agency scrambling to beef up its ID theft efforts while the public and lawmakers stew. The IRS announced on May 26 that hackers had gained access to the personal information of more than 100,000 American househ
CPAs Tell IRS to Improve Service, Provide Permanent Disaster Tax Relief and Preserve Cash Accounting Method
Concerned about the impact of IRS service reductions on taxpayers and tax practitioners, the AICPA Council on May 17 adopted a resolution urging policy makers to create a bi-partisan forum to “make recommendations that enable the IRS to achieve its ...
Is Your Firm Using Electronic Signatures?
So you think you’re a progressive firm, right? You’re committed to going digital and eliminating, or at least minimizing, paper. Your engagement letters are all electronic and are emailed to clients and prospects for signature.
In Past Decade, 1,580 IRS Employees Fired or Punished for Not Paying Taxes
TIGTA found that, over a 10-year period (Oct. 1, 2003 through Sept. 30, 2013), 1,580 IRS employees were found to be willfully tax noncompliant.
IRS Watchdog Says Improvements Needed on ACA Processes
The new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) fee is used to offset the costs of the PCOR Institute, which funds research that will provide information to assist patients and their healthcare providers make more informed health care decisions.
Report Says IRS Has Gotten Better at Processing Political Tax-Exemption Applications
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has taken significant actions to improve the processing of tax-exempt applications involving political intervention, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
Business Tax Reform is Urgent, AICPA Tells Congress
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has sent written testimony to Congress saying the need for small business tax reform is urgent.