Monthly Archives: April 2011

IRS Begins Enforcement of New Return Preparer Rules

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is taking steps to stop tax preparers with criminal tax convictions or permanent injunctions from preparing tax returns. This is just one of several recent moves to improve the quality and oversight of the … Continue reading

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IRS Office of Professional Responsibility Prevails on Appeal Against CPA

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) recently prevailed in an agency appeal against a Florida certified public accountant, who challenged the length of the expedited suspension sought by OPR, after he pled guilty to a … Continue reading

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Taxpayers Set e-File Record as Tax Deadline Approaches; More than 100 Million e-Filed Returns So Far This Year

WASHINGTON — With the tax deadline arriving tonight, the Internal Revenue Service announced taxpayers set a record this weekend for e-filed tax returns, topping 100 million for the first time. The IRS saw a late surge of e-filed returns over … Continue reading

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Avoid Common Mistakes When Filing Your Tax Return

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to review their tax returns for common errors that could result in delayed refunds. Here are some ways to avoid common tax return errors.

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IRS YouTube Videos Provide Information to Last-Minute Filers

Washington –– As the April 18 tax return filing deadline nears, taxpayers can find a wealth of tax-related information on the IRS YouTube channel. The channel, which debuted in August 2009, features numerous IRS experts answering common and not-so-common tax … Continue reading

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Can’t File on Time? Get an Extension until Oct. 17

Video: Last-Minute Tax Tips: English For this and other videos, see: YouTube/IRSVideos WASHINGTON — Are you unable to complete and file your federal individual tax return by the April 18 deadline? If so, you can request an extension of time … Continue reading

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April 18 Deadline Approaching; Check IRS Payment Options

Videos: Owe Taxes But Can’t Pay?: English | Spanish | ASL For this and other videos, see: YouTube/IRSVideos WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers who have not yet filed their 2010 tax returns that individual returns and … Continue reading

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Winter 2011 Statistics of Income Bulletin Now Available

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the availability of the winter 2011 issue of the Statistics of Income Bulletin, which features preliminary data on 140.5 million individual income tax returns filed for tax year 2009. The Statistics of … Continue reading

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Prepared Remarks of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman at the National Press Club

WASHINGTON — Thank you for that gracious welcome… and thank you for inviting me back to the National Press Club. A few weeks back, I celebrated my third year as IRS Commissioner. And milestones like this allow us to pause … Continue reading

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IRS Announces Qualified Disaster Treatment for Japan

Washington — The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance that designates the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011 as a qualified disaster for federal tax purposes. This guidance affects recipients of disaster relief payments as well as employer-sponsored … Continue reading

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