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The IRS is warning taxpayers about the potential for AI-generated tax-collection scams as Tax Day approaches. In a release last month, the agency identified AI-enabled robocalls as one of its annual “Dirty Dozen” tax scams to watch for during the 2026 tax season. An AI-generated phone call intercepted by the company Nomorobo, which specializes in identifying and blocking […]
If you used popular payment apps like PayPal, Venmo or Cash App in 2025, here’s a tax rule you should know before filing your taxes. These apps help people send and receive money, but the IRS has rules about when that money must be reported. The rule is about a special tax form called Form 1099-K. Payment apps […]
The IRS has announced that the 2026 tax filing season will officially begin on January 26, 2026. The date marks when the IRS will begin accepting paper and electronic tax returns for returns filed by individuals. The tax agency expects about 164 million individual tax returns to be filed by Tax Day, April 15, 2026. […]
The IRS has issued a public warning denying widespread social media claims that new $1,390 stimulus checks are on the way. Despite rumors, no such legislation has been passed by Congress, and no payments are being prepared. The false information coincides with Senator Josh Hawley’s proposal for a separate tax rebate funded by tariff revenue, […]
In a major shift, the IRS announced that churches can now endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. The change, outlined in a court filing, reinterprets the Johnson Amendment of 1954, which prohibited tax-exempt entities from political campaigning. The IRS now views endorsements made during religious services as protected speech, likening them to “family […]
According to a source familiar with the agency’s plans, More than half of these employees — over 3,500 — are expected to be from just one division at the IRS. In an email obtained by CBS News and shared by an IRS employee a managers of the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Division Wednesday, and it says […]
Approximately 1 million taxpayers will soon receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS as part of an initiative to distribute unclaimed Recovery Rebate Credits from 2021. These payments target taxpayers who were eligible for COVID-19 stimulus payments but either left the rebate credit field blank or incorrectly marked it as $0 on […]
The IRS is working with Code for America to offer New York residents the able to file taxes for free next year. It’s part of a limited pilot program which will allow states like New York, Arizona, California, and Massachusetts to merge their state e-filing process with the IRS’s federal E-filing tools. According to the […]
The IRS is looking to hire armed special agents across the country and pay $95K working 59 hours a week and will be on call 24/7 even while on vacation. Another requirement is special agents that are higher shouldn’t be afraid to use deadly force. The agent’s assignments will be to investigate financial crimes, tax related […]
A former Detroit rapper was sentenced to more than four years in prison for a $28 million tax fraud scheme that cheated the Internal Revenue Service and state treasuries of six states. United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced on Friday that Sameerah Marrell, who also uses aliases such as Sameerah Pickett, Sameerah Anderson, Loren Boyd, and Crème, […]
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