IRS Higher Education Emergency Grants FAQs Updated

IRS Higher Education Emergency Grants FAQs Updated

The Internal Revenue Service wants college students to be a little smarter when it comes to their scholarships and any emergency grants they may have gotten due to the pandemic. The agency is spreading its knowledge by updating frequently asked questions (FAQs) in its...
IRS Updates Form 14457 With Eyes to Crypto

IRS Updates Form 14457 With Eyes to Crypto

The Internal Revenue Service has upped its game in the virtual currency world with a revision of an important reporting form. Form 14457, Voluntary Disclosure Practice Preclearance Request and Application, lets taxpayers—who could face criminal charges for willful...
IRS Announces Suspension of Some Letters

IRS Announces Suspension of Some Letters

The Internal Revenue Service has come to the conclusion that the agency has more on its to-do list than it can get done at one time. Something, they found, had to be “put on the back burner.” In order to service taxpayers filing now for the 2021 tax year, the IRS...
IRS Reminds Taxpayers that Tips are Taxable Income

IRS Reminds Taxpayers that Tips are Taxable Income

Workers have returned to the service industry lately—in droves. With the threat of coronavirus subsiding in many locations, restaurants and other establishments have sprung back to life. With the surge in employment, we thought it appropriate to remind workers...
Tax Scams Not Just for Filing Season

Tax Scams Not Just for Filing Season

It’s a new year and a new filing season. That means the Internal Revenue Service is hard at work fighting some long-running scams aimed at tricking taxpayers out of their hard-earned money. Many times, the thieves impersonate IRS officials and may use text message...