Here's how IRS layoffs could impact your tax filing and refund this season
Thousands of IRS employees are expected to lose their jobs as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, ...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after ...
IRS plans to lay off 7,000 probationary workers beginning Thursday: AP
The IRS plans to lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday, according to an AP ...
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Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is considering a memorandum of ... and adjust transaction data and automatically generate notices, collection documents and other records.
IRS Notice: Certain Interest Rates for February 2025 (IRC §430)
The IRS published a notice providing guidance on the updates on the corporate bond monthly yield curve, the corresponding spot segment rates for January 2025 used under I.R.C. §417(e)(3)(D), the ...
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What happens if you owe the IRS but can't pay?
which allows the IRS to seize assets like bank accounts, wages or even Social Security benefits. This can also include filing a Notice of Federal Tax Lien, which becomes public record and impacts ...
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Elon Musk's DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say
The system, known as the Integrated Data Retrieval System, is used by IRS employees to review a person's tax information, issue notices and update taxpayer records. The database includes such ...
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Democratic senator: ‘DOGE is now at the IRS’
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Thursday that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are now examining the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), warning against access to U.S. taxpayer data.
Tax season is back. So are the fake IRS emails, texts and other financial scams out for your refund
The fake IRS emails and texts announcing tax refunds and credits are already on the way. It’s tax filing season, so beware of the onslaught of financial scams.
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Kristi Noem asks the IRS to help with Trump immigration crackdown
The IRS has a criminal investigation division of 3,000 people that serves as the agency's law enforcement arm and includes about 2,100 special agents who investigate financial crimes like tax ...
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Tax Season 2025: When can I file a return, get my refund, use IRS Direct File? Important dates to know
Americans who are looking for the speediest possible refund for the 2024 tax year can get started today with the official opening of tax season. Today (Monday, January 27, 2025) is the first day ...
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Taxpayers could get a $1,400 stimulus check by the end of this month. Are you eligible?
According to the IRS, this round of stimulus checks was established after the agency reviewed internal data showing that many eligible taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax return did not claim the ...