The Internal Revenue Service announced recently that it will authorize specific private collection agencies to collect federal tax debts. The IRS has received authorization to allow designated private debt collectors to collect tax liabilities from taxpayers. As the...

Tax officials state that Google Indonesia, who records their profits at Google’s Asia Pacific headquarters, politely refused to be audited in June causing major suspicion. This resulted in Indonesia’s tax agency turning the case into a criminal one, which will...

Rap artist Cornell Haynes Jr., known as Nelly, faces tax problems with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Nelly has been given about a 2.4 million dollar federal tax lien for 2013, according to insiders from TMZ. He is at risk to lose his other properties and all his...

Criminals impersonating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been targeting anyone with a phone number. Menacing phone calls are being made to civilians by scammers. Initially, scammers would make live phone calls when impersonating the IRS. However, taxpayers are...

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians is a federally recognized Indian Tribe residing in the historic Florida Everglades – an area referred to as a “River of Grass” by legendary environmental and social activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Being a sovereign citizen means that the...

The Real Housewives are going through some tax problems with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to PEOPLE.com. Linnethia Monique Leakes, who is one of the housewives and former Dancing with the Stars competitor, owes more than $800,000 in back taxes for the...

The 2016 Olympics are finally here. Team USA’s 554 athletes have traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to compete in the Olympic Games. United States athletes who win gold, silver or bronze medals receive monetary awards. However, winning doesn’t come cheap. The Internal...

The IRS is facing yet another reprimand with a federal appeals court this month. IRS problems arise, as the appeals court is commanding that the revenue agency proves that they have put an end to targeting tea party groups because of their political disposition,...

Facebook’s website was launched on August 4th, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with the help of some friends from Harvard. Facebook currently has over 1.5 billion users, which increases by 20% annually. There are also 1.13 billion people using the social media platform...

A handful of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers have taken inappropriate levy action on Social Security recipients, according to a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). The incorrect levies have caused or worsened economic...

It’s hard to get everything done before a holiday or vacation, right? Inevitably we forget something – leave medicine on the counter or neglect to reschedule an appointment for when we’re out of town. Well the IRS forgets things too – this year they forgot to enter...

The Internal Revenue Service lost its court case over access to offshore tax records, according to Bloomberg. The denial makes it tougher for the IRS to access tax records of Americans with offshore bank accounts. Foreign bank account reporting is an issue the IRS has...

Not only are the fake Internal Revenue Service scammers refusing to give up, but these scammers are also continuing to get more convincing, according to KOIN News. Prior to contacting these victims, IRS scammers collect personal data about the taxpayers they target....

Gamers are now selling their Pokémon Go accounts for thousands of dollars on e-commerce websites such as eBay and Craigslist. Not only are these entrepreneurs risking losing their accounts, but they also have the Internal Revenue Service on their backs as well. Gamers...

Although the Internal Revenue Service has been cracking down on offshore bank accounts, there are still a handful of positives that come with foreign accounts – as long as you follow the rules. According to Kelly Phillips Erb of Forbes.com, account holders must pay a...

According to BBC News, football superstar Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison due to tax fraud. Jorge Messi, Lionel's father, was also given a jail term for tax fraud of near $4.5 million between 2007 and 2009. Because of Spanish law, neither Lionel...

According to an IRS report, Prairie Meadows, an Iowa casino, owes up to $60 million in IRS back taxes and penalties. Why? Because an IRS audit has determined that the Iowa casino has been operating more like a business rather than a nonprofit organization. The IRS has...

  Rapper Fat Joe, real name Joseph Cartagena, owes over $1 million for allegedly failing to pay taxes on his income from 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014, according to BOSSIP.com. Unfortunately for the rapper, the IRS has placed a lien on his assets. A tax lien is a...

Working at a tax resolution firm, I knew it was a scam, but even then, my chest tightened when I heard the message on my answering machine. “The IRS is filing a lawsuit against you.” It seems everyone is afraid of the IRS, even those of us who take standard...

UBS Group AG, the largest Swiss bank, has put an end to their legal fight with the Internal Revenue Service. The bank has agreed to hand over the Foreign Bank Account Report for Ching-Ye Hsiaw, a U.S. citizen living in China. After the IRS filed a petition, a federal...

According to a publicly released audit report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to improve its efforts to address the noncompliance of taxpayers who are denied access to or withdrawn from its...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a warning to consumers regarding fake charity scams related to last week’s mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. In the statement, the IRS recommends consumers to pursue well-known charitable groups. IRS advises donors to...

On Tuesday, June 14, the House voted to ban the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from requiring nonprofit organizations to list their donors on tax returns. This decision was made after the IRS failed to keep the information confidential on numerous occasions. “This...

Are gifts taxable income? According to the IRS, a gift is defined as “any transfer to an individual, either directly or indirectly, where full consideration (measured in money or money’s worth) is not received in return." Gifts from family or friends are not taxable...

Over three years after targeting tea party groups for critical observation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a list of organizations that will face additional investigation. The IRS revealed names of over 420 organizations after being pressured by...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a warning to taxpayers regarding fraudulent phone calls from IRS impersonators commanding payment for a non-existent tax, labeled the “Federal Student Tax.” In this scenario, IRS impersonators are threatening to call the...

Five suspects were arrested and charged in Miami, Florida for impersonating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents, according to J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). “These arrests indicate that TIGTA is making significant...