Monday, April 16, 2012

Irs

  • At 12:30 p.m. Monday, about 50 people waited for help at the IRS center in Fort Myers, Fla. Another dozen who couldnt find seats stood in a line that stretched out the office suite door and into a lobby.
  • (USA Today)
  • Not going to make this years deadline for filing your federal tax return? No need to panic just yet. Uncle Sam will grant you a six-month extension to file your tax forms, as long as you make the request by midnight Tuesday.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Washington D.C. (IRS news release) -- The Internal Revenue Service on Monday reminded last-minute taxpayers to review their tax returns for common errors that could delay the processing of their returns.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • The Internal Revenue Service wants you to pay your taxes – and its ready to come after you if it suspects you havent done so. The vast majority of taxpayers dont get an IRS audit, but about 1 percent do.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • Lindsey Vonn, the World Cup and Olympic champion skier, owes more than $1.7 million in delinquent federal taxes.
  • (Reno Gazette)
  • Tom Bourdon and his husband Jimmy have been legally married for seven years and are raising two children in a home they jointly own in suburban Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage has been legal since 2004.
  • (ABC News)
  • With a smaller budget and fewer employees, the Internal Revenue Service may conduct fewer audits this year. But don't start celebrating just yet. A smaller number of audits means a drop in federal revenue, as more tax cheats get a free pass.
  • (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  • Tax fraud by identity theft is a growing crime in South Florida. Already this year, the IRS has stopped 215,000 questionable returns with $1.15 billion in claims. Most Miami-Dade and Broward post office close between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  • (Miami Herald)
  • World Cup skier Lindsey Vonn isn't the only celebrity the IRS is after.
  • (Forbes)
  • The FTB says it conforms to federal law on real estate taxes and was basing its previous guidance on IRS forms and publications.
  • (San Francisco Gate)

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