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Free Lunch At Tech Firms May Be Taxed By IRS
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Silicon Valley tech companies have treated employees to free meals and snacks for years, but now the IRS reportedly wants a slice of the pie. Google, Facebook and Yahoo are...
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Alameda Co. DA Warns Of Phone Scammers Claiming To Be From IRS
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office warned people Monday about scams in which callers who claim they’re from the Internal Revenue Service or other government agencies...
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Bogus Tax Calls Among The Top Scams To Avoid
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The top scam targeting Americans this year were calls from bogus Internal Revenue Service agents claiming you need to pay up on back taxes, according to the The Better Business...
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IRS Delaying Tax Refunds To Millions Of Low-Income Families
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is delaying tax refunds for more than 40 million low-income families this year as the agency steps up efforts to fight identity theft and fraud. The delays will affect...
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Trump Halts Obamacare Expansion; Order May Let IRS Waive Mandate Fines
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first executive order targets the sweeping “Obamacare” law by giving federal agencies broad leeway to chip away at the measure. But Trump still needs Congress...
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Woman Sues Howard Stern Over Aired Phone Call To IRS
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman has sued radio personality Howard Stern and the federal government after her telephone conversation with an IRS agent was aired on Stern’s show. Judith Barrigas says...
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ConsumerWatch: Couple’s Tax Typo Sends Refund To Stranger
MODESTO (CBS Sacramento) — Newlyweds Craig and Katelyn Hilliker planned to use last year’s tax refund on a honeymoon cruise but that trip would have to wait. Filing their taxes online for the first...
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IRS To Outsource Legitimate Debt Collection To Private Companies
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Starting this month, the IRS will start sending taxpayers to collections and that has many concerned about scams and unscrupulous private collection agents. The IRS tax scam is...
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The Virtual Workshop For Small Business Taxes
It makes perfect sense to go straight to the tax source, the IRS, for tax information of any kind. New small business owners will be especially pleased with the volume of information and tax tips now...
View Article3 Useful Tax Tools Available On IRS’ Video Portal
Navigating the necessary IRS steps in order to successfully file your taxes as a small business owner can be tricky. Thankfully, the federal powers that be present an abundance of information...
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This Is What California Taxpayers Are Most Worried About This Tax Season
By Carson Yarbrough, AskMen Filing taxes is a chore that ties Americans together. Not everyone loves tax season, but we all have to go through the same struggles – gathering receipts and files to make...
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Tax Day Dilemma: IRS Online Filing System Is Having Problems
(CNN Money) — It’s tax day — and the IRS is experiencing technical difficulties. The service that taxpayers use to file online is partly down, according to Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter. “A...
View ArticleTaxpayers Given Extension To File After IRS.gov Crashes On Tax Day
CBS Local —Due to technical glitches that caused the Internal Revenue Service website to malfunction just hours before the filing deadline, taxpayers were granted an extra day to file their returns....
View ArticleWoman Pleads Guilty To Filing Thousands Of Fake Tax Returns, Pocketing $7.5M
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — A Salinas woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to file fraudulent claims for more than $9.7 million in tax refunds, prosecutors said. Ana Bajo, 43, also known as Ana...
View ArticleIRS Analyst Charged With Leaking Michael Cohen Bank Records
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A U.S. Internal Revenue Service analyst in San Francisco has been charged in federal court with leaking information about the bank records of Michael Cohen, a former personal...
View ArticleSome Bay Area Taxpayers Filing At Last Minute As Local Corporations Get Tax...
SAN JOSE (KPIX) — While many Bay Area residents may be paying more to the federal government this year, several big corporations based here – including Netflix, Salesforce and Chevron — aren’t paying a...
View Article‘Hunting Season For Online Thieves’– IRS Offers Cyber Monday Security Tips
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/CNN) — Calling it “hunting season for online thieves,” Internal Revenue Service officials offered tips to consumers who will be going online to take advantage of Cyber Monday...
View ArticleSan Anselmo Woman Pleads Guilty To Ripping Off Marin County IDs And Filing...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A 42-year-old San Anselmo woman has pleaded guilty to stealing mail and ripping off the identities of dozens of Marin County residents to file fraudulent IRS claims of over...
View ArticleFederal Student Loan, Tax Payments Delayed Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
(CBS Local) — As the country grapples with an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that’s thrown millions of Americans out of work, the U.S. Department of Education is automatically giving most federal...
View ArticleTracking The Status Of Your Federal Coronavirus Economic Impact Payment
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — Across the San Francisco Bay Area, families, furloughed workers and others have begun checking their bank accounts to see if their payment from the federal economic impact...
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How To Get Your Stimulus Payment
The IRS has launched a website that gives you the ability to track the status of your economic stimulus payment from the federal government during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleIRS Tries To Claw Back COVID-19 Stimulus Checks Sent To Prison Inmates
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people behind bars in California and across the United States, and now the IRS is asking state...
View ArticleDOJ Pursues Historic $2B Tax Evasion Case Against Software Tycoon Robert...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it indicted software tycoon Robert Brockman on charges that he evaded paying $2 billion in taxes, making it the largest tax...
View ArticleTax Service Company Says IRS Will Reissue Stimulus Checks Sent To Wrong Bank...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – After the IRS sent millions of stimulus payments to the wrong bank accounts, tax preparation companies said they’ve worked with the IRS to fix the error. In a statement tax...
View ArticleIRS Tax Filing Deadline To Be Pushed Back To May 17
(CBS Detroit) — The deadline for filing taxes traditionally falls in the middle of April. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly going to push back this year’s April 15 deadline until May 17....
View ArticleStimulus Check Update: Social Security Recipients Left Waiting Could Receive...
(CBS Detroit) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) prioritized sending stimulus checks to those with current information in their system, meaning those who filed their taxes for 2019 or 2020 or used...
View ArticleNewsom, 6 Other Governors Call on Biden to Lift $10K Cap on Tax Deductions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined six other Democratic governors on Friday in calling on President Joe Biden to lift the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that was a...
View ArticleTax Refunds Delayed As May 17 Filing Deadline Arrives
(CBS Baltimore) — The May 17 tax-filing deadline has arrived. In a typical year, a tax refund often follows a few weeks after submission, if not sooner. This is not a typical year. COVID and the...
View ArticleSacramento Woman Denied Stimulus Money, Tax Returns Because IRS Says She’s Dead
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Watching home video Tiffany Ruvalcaba shot during a recent family trip to Tahoe, it’s clear she isn’t deceased. “I am very much alive,” Ruvalcaba confirmed during our interview....
View ArticleU.S. Treasury Plans Tax Changes to Boost IRS Monitoring of Cryptocurrency Use
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps to ensure Americans who pay for goods or services with cryptocurrencies don’t sidestep the tax man. The Treasury Department issued a report...
View ArticleTax Changes Would Boost IRS Monitoring Of Cryptocurrency Use
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps to ensure Americans who pay for goods or services with cryptocurrencies don’t sidestep the tax man. The Treasury Department issued a report...
View ArticleTax Refund Delays: The IRS Still Has 35 Million Unprocessed Tax Returns
(CBS Baltimore) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has had a lot on its plate during the recent tax season. In addition to processing 136 million tax returns, according to a report from National...
View ArticleChild Tax Credit: Manage Your Monthly Checks With These IRS Tools
(CBS Detroit) — The next Child Tax Credit payment will be sent out on August 13. Many recipients didn’t expect the money in July. Nobody should be surprised this time around. But parents may still not...
View ArticleChild Tax Credit: October Payments Hitting Parents’ Bank Accounts
(CBS Detroit) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent out the fourth round advance Child Tax Credit payments on October 15. The actual time the check arrives depends on the payment method and...
View ArticleChild Tax Credit: November Payments Arriving In Parents’ Bank Accounts
(CBS Baltimore) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent out the fifth round advance Child Tax Credit payments on November 15. The actual time the check arrives depends on the payment method and...
View ArticleEmeryville Tax Preparer Accused Of Filing Dozens Of Fraudulent Returns,...
EMERYVILLE (CBS SF) – Federal law enforcement charged the head of a tax preparation business in Emeryville with tax fraud this week after she allegedly prepared dozens of fraudulent returns and taught...
View ArticleTax Season Begins As IRS Impacted By Lingering Pandemic Problems
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Tax season is looking very different this year. The high rate of omicron infections isn’t helping and staffing issues are plaguing the Internal Revenue Service. Stimulus checks...
View ArticleIRS Website Will Soon Require Facial Recognition To Log Into Your Account
(CNN) — The next time you try to log in to the Internal Revenue Service’s website you’ll be urged to use facial-recognition software to verify you are who you say you are. The verification process...
View ArticleIRS Drops Plan To Require Facial Recognition To Access Accounts Following...
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service is halting a plan that would have required taxpayers to verify their identities with facial recognition software before signing on to its website...
View ArticleBiden to Propose Budget With Minimum Tax on Households Worth $100 Million
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden intends to propose a minimum tax of 20% on households worth more than $100 million and cut projected budget deficits by more than $1 trillion over the next decade,...
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