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U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 14, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- The tax audit rates of the largest companies are less than half what they were 20 years ago while more small and mid-size businesses are coming under scrutiny, according to an organization that monitors the Internal Revenue Service. The Syracuse Univer.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 27, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Fear of an audit is only one factor behind most people's belief that they should pay their fair share of taxes, according to a survey by the IRS Oversight Board. Ninety-five percent of those polled last August either completely or mostly agreed that it.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Dec 28, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

MSNBC -- More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get their tax refunds because of Congress’ late fix to the alternative minimum tax, the IRS said Thursday. Congress put a one-year freeze on growth of the alternative minimum tax last wee.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Aug 6, 2007 @ 8:02am neoform

Time -- Is that an ATM in the church lobby? Credit and debit card swipe machines in churches may startle some of the pious, but such kiosks, already present in some houses of worship, might become even more commonplace now that a new IRS regulation is in effect... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 6, 2006 @ 8:36am neoform

USA Today -- At least two months before the IRS mistakenly began paying an estimated $200 million in fraudulent or erroneous 2006 tax season refunds, the agency was warned about potentially “catastrophic” problems in a new computer being developed to avert such a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 12:30pm neoform

ABC News -- Just before the deadline for personal income tax filings, the Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers of a scam that targets the majority of American taxpayers who file online. The scheme is so new, the government has no idea how many taxpayers h.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jan 21, 2007 @ 12:57am neoform

AOL News -- A former militia man convicted of tax evasion prepared for a government siege Friday at his fortress-like home, but U.S. marshals gave no indication they were planning to confront him... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Oct 28, 2006 @ 2:17am neoform

New York Times -- The commissioner of internal revenue has ordered his agency to delay collecting back taxes from Hurricane Katrina victims until after the Nov. 7 elections and the holiday season, saying he did so in part to avoid negative publicity... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 20, 2006 @ 1:06pm neoform

Boston Globe -- Alarmed by an increase in political activity by religious organizations, the IRS pledged earlier this year to crack down on violators... Read More