IRS Updates

  • IRS Sent Refunds to ‘Unauthorized’ Workers

    In what appears to be a significant oversight, the Internal Revenue Service sent a total of $46,378,040 in refunds to “unauthorized” workers at one address in Atlanta, Ga., according to a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).

  • IRS Employees Furlough

      While most Americans are planning for Memorial Day – and may skip work on Friday, May 24, to get an early start on the holiday – the employees of the Internal Revenue Service will be taking that Friday off as an unpaid furlough day.

  • IRS2Go Now Available in Spanish

      The Internal Revenue Service has announced the release of IRS2Go 3.0, an update to its smartphone application that offers practical tax tools and information for the first time in either Spanish or English. The free mobile app offers taxpayers a number of safe and secure ways to access popular tools and the most up-to-date…

  • Oregon Tax Preparers who Preyed on Immigrants are Shut Down…

    Oregon Tax Preparers who Preyed on Immigrants are Shut Down, officials say The Oregon State Board of Tax Practitioners, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Justice, recently put two Oregon tax preparers out of business.   In February, the Board of Tax Practitioners levied a $22,350 fine against Aracely Hernandez of Hillsboro. She prepared…