News Releases for Current Month
Tax Preparedness Series: Special Tax Breaks for U. S. Armed Forces
IR-2016-147, Nov. 10, 2016 – As tax filing season approaches, the IRS wants members of the military and their families to know about the special tax benefits available to them.
IRS Provides Special Relief to Encourage Leave-Based Donation Programs for Victims of Hurricane Matthew
IR-2016-146, Nov. 10, 2016 – The IRS today announced special relief designed to support leave-based donation programs to aid victims of Hurricane Matthew.
IRS Warns Tax Professionals of New e-Services Email Scam
IR-2016-145, Nov. 4, 2016– The IRS today issued an urgent alert to tax professionals who use IRS e-services to beware of an email asking them to update their accounts and directing them to a fake website.
IRS, Security Summit Partners Expand Identity Theft Safeguards for 2017 Filing Season, Build on 2016 Successes
IR-2016-144, Nov. 3, 2016 – The IRS, state tax agencies and industry partners today finalized plans for 2017 to improve identity theft protections for individual and business taxpayers after making significant inroads this year against fraudulent returns.
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