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IRS: Beware of fake charities; check before donating

The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to be wary of criminals soliciting donations and falsely posing as legitimate charities. When fake charities scam unsuspecting donors, the proceeds don’t go to those who need the help and those contributing to these fake charities can’t deduct their donations on their tax return.

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IRS amplía uso de chatbots para ayudar a responder preguntas acerca de avisos clave; amplía tecnología que ha servido a 13 millones de contribuyentes

El IRS ha anunciado la expansión de su tecnología de chatbot para mejorar la experiencia de los contribuyentes al responder automáticamente a preguntas básicas relacionadas con ciertos avisos del IRS. Esta nueva función de chatbot se enfocará en ayudar a los contribuyentes que reciben avisos CP2000, CP2501 y CP3219A, que notifican discrepancias entre la información proporcionada por terceros al IRS y la información presentada por el contribuyente.

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IRS Announces Special Unit for High-Income Compliance and Pass-Through Entities

IRS has recently unveiled plans to establish a specialized unit focusing on high-income compliance and complex pass-through entities. This initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance tax enforcement and fairness, particularly targeting wealthy filers and large corporations. The new unit will operate within the IRS Large Business and International (LB&I) division and will include personnel recruited under a recent IRS hiring initiative.

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IRS reminder to storm victims in 3 states: File and pay by Oct. 16; most of California, parts of Alabama and Georgia affected

The IRS today reminded individuals and businesses in most of California and parts of Alabama and Georgia that their 2022 federal income tax returns and tax payments are due on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The normal due date of April 18 was postponed for many residents of these states in the wake of natural disasters earlier this year.

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