The Federal Trade Commission communicated to five tax preparation companies that they could face penalties of up to $50,120 per violation for the misuse of consumers' confidential data. These preparation tax companies were sharing sensitive information such as finance, marital status, number of children and more and monetizing (getting financial benefit) from the taxpayer /
Earlier this month, the IRS has announced the new targets for their examination efforts. This information is in line with the previous discussion to target wealthy individuals over the $400,000 income threshold that was mentioned by President Joe Biden in the 2022 State of the Union speech, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen who instructed the IRS
On September 14th, 2023, the IRS released their IRS Newswire IR-2023-169 for the immediate stop to the new Employee Retention Credit as they were flooded with fraudulent claims, or as the IRS wrote "questionable claims". This stop would be at least until the end of the year. This moratorium happened less than ten days after
Are you unsure about a charity? Do you suspect it might be a scam or fraudulent organization? You can use the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search tool and search the organization using 1) EIN or 2) organization name, plus other fields (i.e. State, City, etc.). Some key features and functions of this tool: It provides
During the pandemic, the news and newspapers have reported billions of dollars stolen through unemployment fraud and identity theft. Axios reported, “Unemployment fraud during the pandemic could easily reach $400 billion, according to some estimates, and the bulk of the money likely ended in the hands of foreign crime syndicates—making this not just theft, but
On the Tax Tip 2021-103, the IRS reminds us the importance of using legitimate and reliable payroll services (for example, well known companies such as Paychex, ADP, Gusto, etc.). The IRS mentioned that "when hiring a company to handle payroll and payroll tax, employers should carefully choose their payroll service provider. This can help a
If you are receiving a 1099 G - Unemployment compensation or any other income documents that are not applicable to yourself, you might be impacted by identity theft. You should contact The payer or entity that released the 1099 G or other income form to issue a corrected one so you do not have to
