Tax Blog

An IP PIN is a six-digit number known only to the taxpayer and the IRS, assigned to eligible taxpayers to help stop the misuse of their Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Identity thieves file fake income tax returns using these numbers to claim fraudulent refunds.… Read more about IP PINs Make Tax Returns More Secure (Feed generated with FetchRSS) – Story provided by TaxingSubjects.com…

The Security Summit focused on safe surfing habits, fake charities, and IP PINs for the first three days of National Tax Security Awareness Week. On the fourth day of their annual data security outreach campaign, the Summit is reminding tax professionals to perform a security checkup.… Read more about It’s Time for a Security Checkup (Feed generated with FetchRSS) – Story provided by TaxingSubjects.com…

The Internal Revenue Service is making a pitch about the Advance Child Tax Credit payments that smacks of the spiel for sale pricing from used car dealers: “When it’s gone, it’s gone!”… Read more about IRS Issues ACTC Deadline Reminder (Feed generated with FetchRSS) – Story provided by TaxingSubjects.com…

In October, we told readers about IRS relief measures that applied to some 19 Mississippi counties impacted by Hurricane Ida. That relief has now been expanded to add 63 other counties, covering the… Read more about Tax Relief Expanded in Mississippi (Feed generated with FetchRSS) – Story provided by TaxingSubjects.com…

The Internal Revenue Service says tax professionals spoke—and the agency listened. After getting comments from tax pros, the IRS has now increased the number of transcripts a professional preparer can get on any one client.… Read more about IRS Announces Increased Transcript Limit for Tax Pros (Feed generated with FetchRSS) – Story provided by TaxingSubjects.com…

The Internal Revenue Service is doing a little extra to help those taxpayers who have suffered from the wildfires in California. The agency is pushing back the deadlines for filing and paying various individual tax returns to January 3.… Read more about Wildfire Victims Get Tax Relief (Feed generated with FetchRSS) – Story provided by TaxingSubjects.com…