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• Its tax season and as youre preparing your taxes the IRS wants taxpayers to be aware of scams for 2012. The IRS is sending a message to taxpayers this year that message scam artists are out there and theyre looking for your money.
(msnbc.com)
• The IRS has released its annual list of tax scams to be on the lookout for this filing season. "Taxpayers should be careful and avoid falling into a tax scam trap," IRS spokesman Mark Green said.
(Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog))
• BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Identity theft and phishing, or the theft of valuable personal information through internet trickery, are the two most common tax scams in Alabama, the Internal Revenue Service said today.
(Everything Alabama Blog)
• Weeks before Rep. Richard Miranda resigned from the Arizona Legislature citing family and health reasons, the IRS was looking into his financial-disclosure records. An individual from the IRSs criminal investigations division on Jan.
(AZCentral.com)
• If you cant beat em, join em. That philosophy works well in tax season, when you can use some tax payments to lower your IRS bill. By itemizing deductions, you can subtract many nonfederal taxes you pay from your federal income.
(Yahoo Finance)
• The IRS has issued a clarification regarding the new Form 1099-K and how to report 1099-K amounts on your business taxes.
(Reuters)
• SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb.
(StreetInsider.com)
• How To Get The Latest Tax Break Without Spending A Bundle On Legal Fees Deborah L. Jacobs Forbes Staff Obama Declares War On Rich Folks And Wealth Advisors Deborah L.
(Forbes)
• Though the IRS's "Where's My Refund?" tool is temporarily down, a spokeswoman for the Internal Revenue Service says that it will not impact the processing of tax returns or issuing tax refunds.
(ABC News)
• Tax season has arrived and free tax filing services are available for most people who made less than $50,000 in earnings last year.
(Montana Standard)