Tax Preparers and Preparation

First a Victim of Tax Return Identity Theft, Then a 2-Year Wait for a Refund

The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Advocate Service found that many of those affected were lower-income people who depended on refunds to cover living costs. The wait is “ridiculous,” the head of the service said.

By Ann Carrns

Content Type: Personal Profile Customer Relations Internal Revenue Service Tax Evasion Tax Preparers and Preparation

The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Experience Officer Says Open Your Mail Already

Ken Corbin is fixing the phone lines — but those foreboding letters are staying the same.

By Ron Lieber

Advertising and Marketing Federal Trade Commission Intuit Inc James, Letitia Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Tax Preparers and Preparation TurboTax (Intuit Inc)

TurboTax Can No Longer Advertise Products as Free, F.T.C. Says

About two-thirds of taxpayers did not qualify for the free service. The disclaimers that it was not free for all were often “ineffective and often inconspicuous,” the Federal Trade Commission said.

By Rebecca Carballo

Content Type: Service Income Tax Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Internal Revenue Service Personal Finances Tax Preparers and Preparation Taxation TurboTax (Intuit Inc) United States Politics and Government

I.R.S. to Begin Trial of Its Own Free Tax-Filing System

Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. But the agency’s plans have already met resistance from tax preparation companies.

By Ann Carrns

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