Pandemic-related email schemes
IR-2021-166, August 10, 2021 WASHINGTON — In a continuing twist on a common scam, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax industry today warned tax professionals to beware of evolving phishing scams that use various pandemic-related themes to steal client data. The Security Summit partners continue to see instances where tax professionals, especially those who […]
Additional guidance to employers claiming the employee retention credit
IR-2021-165, August 4, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today issued further guidance on the employee retention credit, including guidance for employers who pay qualified wages after June 30, 2021, and before January 1, 2022, and additional guidance on miscellaneous issues that apply to the employee retention credit in both […]
Heavy vehicle owners tax return deadline
IRS YouTube Video: Truckers: Mark Your Calendars to File Form 2290 IR-2021-164, August 4, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service reminds those who have registered, or are required to register, large trucks and buses that it’s time to file Tax Year 2021 Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return PDF. The deadline to file and […]
Identity theft risk related to unemployment
IR-2021-163, August 3, 2021 WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service Security Summit partners today outlined for tax professionals how they can assist clients who were victims of unemployment compensation fraud schemes that targeted state workforce agencies in 2020 and 2021. The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry – working together as the Security Summit – reported that […]
Healthcare, Old Problems?
Inevitably, one of the most common questions we get here when it comes to employee benefits for our clients is those pertaining to healthcare. It’s no secret that healthcare costs, no matter who is in office, continue to rise and in the last few years, we’ve seen several alternate methods devised to allow taxpayers to […]
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
IR-2021-162, July 30, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law has been selected for its 2021 Supplemental Application Low Income Taxpayer Clinic matching grant. The IRS’s LITC supplemental application expands coverage to states without a clinic, giving priority to qualified organizations in underrepresented geographic areas. WVU College […]
