Hass and Associates Accounting Tax News and Tips: 'Tax office' e-mail scam is foiled by pensioner

THIS savvy pensioner was a step ahead of scammers who tried to access his details through a fake tax email. Former railway worker Ken Fuller, 80, received an email claiming to be from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, inviting him to claim a 'tax refund' of £469, following 'annual calculations of his fiscal activity'. To claim his rebate, all he had to do was fill in the attached refund form and submit it by the following day. Like...

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2015 IRS Budget: What it Means for Taxpayers by Hass and Associates Accounting Tax News and Tips

If you have experienced long hold times and inefficient service from the IRS, please know that you aren’t alone. Even professionals have sat on hold for lengthy periods. Just a few years ago, tax experts could usually count on speaking with a human almost immediately after dialing the agency. That’s no longer the case. IRS customer service personnel are not happy with the situation either. Budget cuts have led to staffing limitation,...

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Hass and Associates Accounting Tax News and Tips: IRS Stonewalling FOIA Request Surrounding Correspondence

EXCLUSIVE: IRS Stonewalling FOIA Request Surrounding Correspondence With Democratic Members of Congress On May 21, 2013 the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent the IRS a Freedom of Information Act request asking for "any and all documents or records, including but not limited to electronic documents, e-mails, paper documents, photographs (electronic or hard copy), or audio files," related to correspondence from January 1, 2009 and May...

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Hass and Associates Accounting Tax News and Tips: U.S. Charges Credit Suisse Over Tax Fraud Scheme

Credit Suisse pleaded guilty to Federal criminal charges Monday, for helping clients avoid tax payment by sending money overseas. The global banking giant will pay a total of $2.6 billion in penalties The Swiss bank Credit Suisse pleaded guilty Monday to helping U.S. citizens commit tax evasion over the course of several decades, the Department of Justice announced. Credit Suisse will pay the Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve and...

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