IR-2019-55, March 22, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today provided additional expanded penalty relief to taxpayers whose 2018 federal income tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short of their total tax liability for the year. The IRS is lowering to 80 percent the threshold required to qualify for this relief. Under the […]

IRS issues proposed regulations on new tax reform reporting requirements for life insurance contract transactions; New reporting forms available | Internal Revenue Service IR-2019-54, March 22, 2019 WASHINGTON –The Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations on the new information reporting requirements for certain life insurance contracts under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). […]

IRS concludes “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for 2019: Agency encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant year-round | Internal Revenue Service IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen – English | Spanish | ASL Tax Scams – English | Spanish | ASL IR-2019-49, March 20, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today wrapped up issuing its […]

Frivolous tax arguments remain on IRS’ ‘Dirty Dozen’ scams list for 2019 | Internal Revenue Service IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen – English | Spanish | ASL IR-2019-45, March 18, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued a warning to taxpayers against using frivolous tax arguments to avoid paying taxes. This scheme involving […]

Avoid improper claims for business credits; topic makes this year’s IRS “Dirty Dozen” list | Internal Revenue Service IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen – English | Spanish | ASL IR-2019-42, March 14, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to avoid improperly claiming various business tax credits, a common scam used by […]

IRS cautions taxpayers on scams involving disasters, charitable causes — 2019 “Dirty Dozen” list continues | Internal Revenue Service IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen – English | Spanish | ASL Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) – English | ASL IR-2019-39, March 13, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to be alert […]

Schemes involving falsifying income, creating bogus documents make IRS’ “Dirty Dozen” list for 2019 | Internal Revenue Service IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen – English | Spanish | ASL IR-2019-35, March 11, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to avoid schemes involving falsifying income, including the creation of bogus Forms 1099. […]

IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen – English | Spanish | ASL Choose a Tax Preparer Wisely – English | Spanish | ASL IR-2019-32, March 7, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs […]

IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen – English | Spanish | ASL IR-2019-30, March 6, 2019 WASHINGTON — Despite a steep drop in tax-related identity theft in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers that the scam remains serious enough to earn a spot on the agency’s 2019 “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams. “Taxpayers should continue to protect […]

IR-2019-29, March 5, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that, in most cases, Monday, April 1, 2019, is the date by which persons who turned age 70½ during 2018 must begin receiving payments from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans. This news release is part of a series called […]