Millions of taxpayers who earned $53,267 or less a year ago may qualify for the tax credit for the first time in 2016, according to a news release. Are there certification courses you could be taking at the local community college or online?
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“It’s very effective. It means that if somebody has your social security number, they can’t use it to file your return, because you’ve got your own special PIN”, Koskinen said.
“If Kentuckians receive these calls, hang up”.
So what has been the response of Congress? “The biggest problem is that the IRS came out so late with the form and what was going to be required to be reported”.
The frequency of these scams has been increasing lately due to people filing taxes, police said. “That’s the easiest way to deal with these scammers”.
But it is worse than that.
There was no way to ensure that the refund was sent to the taxpayer, said Valentine, who called for an earlier W-2 filing deadline. Not only did the IRS manage to collect twice as much of overdue taxes as the private collection agencies did, but having the IRS do the collecting was far less costly. Because the act has large tax implications, the IRS is central to the law’s implementation. Even if you don’t have to file a tax return, use this time of year as a reason – or push – to become better informed about where you stand financially. And while there are some things we can do to protect our privacy, the reality is that guarding our personal data is like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. Do it for free with IRS Free File. Some schemes provide an actual IRS address where they tell the victim to mail a receipt for the payment they make.
As the 2016 tax season gets underway, Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian today echoed warnings by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be on alert for scam attempts. And even if you aren’t affected by any new laws, IRS pronouncements, or court decisions, you may need to take a fresh approach to your taxes if you experienced major life changes previous year, such as a marriage, birth, divorce or death.
So what did Congress do? In case the IRS finds errors, or in case of an audit, make sure you are able to contact your tax preparer at any time of the year.
So what should you do?
United States Attorney G.F. Peterman, IIII announced that 37-year-old Michelle Simmons of Columbus and 36-year-old LaRae Townsend of Orlando, Florida each pled guilty Tuesday to one count of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of filing false and fictitious claims.
Yet, this time of year is precisely when you really need to ramp up the protection of your identity.
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Steve Weisman is a lawyer, a professor at Bentley University and one of the country’s leading experts in scams and identity theft.
