An unexpected call from the IRS trying to collect back taxes is never fun, and recently, it became more likely. In December 2015, the IRS started to use four private collection agencies (CBE, ConServe, Performant, and Pioneer) to collect…
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Safeguards Planned for 2017 Taxes
There are already a number of safeguards in place with the IRS when it comes to protecting our personally identifying information. However, now that we are entering the last few weeks of the year, many of us are already gather…
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Beware: Newest Tax Scams
Most of us are familiar with the saying, “buyer beware”. We usually know that a product offered to us at a price that seems too good to be true, or a product of higher quality than what we are paying…
IRS Releases the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2013
IRS Releases the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2013 IRS YouTube Videos: Dirty Dozen: English | Spanish| ASL WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect…
