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Trump administration fires 6,700 IRS workers in middle of tax season

An estimated 6,700 IRS workers were fired Thursday, smack in the middle of tax season as the agency prepares to deal with 140...

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Canadian lawyers see spike in inquiries by Americans renouncing citizenship

Canadian attorneys claim to be seeing a spike in Americans interested in renouncing their U.S. citizenship. They expect that number to grow under...

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Keep taxes easy and free to file: IRS Direct File works and it should be expanded for all

As tax season gets underway today, we are happy to say that now about half the country will benefit from the IRS’ free...

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IRS cuts make Uncle Sam lose money: Reducing the enforcement budget is bad policy

No one loves the Internal Revenue Service, but we need the much-maligned agency having enough resources to make sure that everyone pays their...

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FAFSA mess makes IRS look good: Why can’t the feds get both of them right?

Wednesday, May 1, is the usual date when high school seniors have to decide what college they will attend. But for far too...

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Readers sound off on IRS error, New Jersey highways and a late Mets great

Waiting on a refund update? Check the IRS’ work Brentwood, L.I.: This is a warning to those federal taxpayers who filed as “Married...

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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida home raided by IRS, cars and other items seized

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine had several of his cars and other personal items seized from his home in Lake Worth, Fla., on Wednesday, as...

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Longtime IRS agent and ethics instructor indicted for filing false tax returns

A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted a longtime agent for the Internal Revenue Service for allegedly filing false tax returns for...

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More than 51,000 New Yorkers are about to lose $61M in uncollected tax refunds

More than $1 billion owed to U.S. taxpayers is about to disappear unless the 940,000 people owed money by the Internal Revenue Service...