Tax-filing season officially opened on Jan. 24. With the opening of tax-filing season comes an increase in tax scams. The need for diligence is present…
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South Carolina editorial roundup: Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022
Post & Courier Jan. 26 End special privileges for S.C. lawyer-legislators and their clients S.C. Chief Justice Don Beatty couldn’t have come up with a…
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Top 5 things to remember when filing income tax returns | News
The following is taken from a press release from the Internal Revenue Service. With filing season having begun Jan. 24, the Internal Revenue Service reminded…
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Ex-sober home operator Ken Bailynson testifies against Dr. Mark Agresti
If the FBI hadn’t shut down his illicit sober home operation in September 2014, Kenneth Bailynson on Friday insisted he would be a multi-billionaire. The…
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Be careful of phone scammers posing as governing bodies
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – The office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said that the one scam that appears on the “most common scams of…
View More Be careful of phone scammers posing as governing bodiesIRS backlog has people wondering: Why resend 2020 returns?
Their checks to the U.S. Treasury were cashed nearly a year ago. But taxpayers say they’re now receiving letters from the Internal Revenue Service asking…
View More IRS backlog has people wondering: Why resend 2020 returns?Changes mean more qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit
WASHINGTON – More people without children now qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the federal government’s largest refundable tax credit for low- to…
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IRS and FTC Warn of ‘Mountains of Fraud’ Involving Cryptocurrencies, NFTs
It turns out the cryptocurrency market is rife with fraud, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which both acknowledged…
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Tips for trusting a tax preparer
Tax season is coming, and many COVID-19-related tax laws are still very confusing. This will lead many to visit a tax preparer to help them…
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The IRS wants your selfie. ID.me CEO says don’t worry about it.
ID.me, the verification service that most U.S. states turned to during the pandemic to confirm the identity of people applying for unemployment aid, attracted public…
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