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IRS Announces New Joint Effort to Protect Taxpayers From Identity Theft
The International Revenue Service is joining forces with state tax officials and representatives of tax preparation firms to combat a new wave of tax-refund theft and identity fraud. This collaborative effort comes as a result of the agency’s recent announcement […]
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs Has Created “HMRC Most Wanted” Flickr
Tax evasion cost the United States more than USD $3.09 trillion in the last decade. Across the Atlantic UK government officials have become quite creative to prevent such loses. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for collecting taxes […]
4 Reasons the IRS Hasn’t Made a Decision about Bitcoin
Colleen Ahern Governments all over the world are struggling to determine how to treat Bitcoin in their tax systems. Norway and Germany have chosen not to treat Bitcoin as a currency, but instead to regard it as an asset upon […]
How 2013 Threw Off This Year’s Tax Season
It looks like many of 2013’s headline events will be affecting tax filing season in 2014. The government shutdown and sequestration will have an impact on when and how taxes will be filed in the coming year. Here’s what you […]