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IRS Issues Urgent Alert As W-2 Phishing Scam Spreads During Tax Season The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued an urgent alert to all employers that the form W-2 email phishing scam is now targeting school districts, tribal organizations, and nonprofits. Previously, the scammers had been focusing their energies on for-profit corporations.

What to Tell Your Clients About Tax Refund Delays Client Relationships In December, the IRS announced tax season will start Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, and will begin accepting electronic tax returns that day. More than 153 million individual tax returns are expected to be filed in 2017.

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2017 is just around the corner. Wishing you a prosperous new year!

IRS Announces Tax Benefits, Pension Plans and Other Changes for 2017 Recently, the IRS made several announcements regarding information all tax professionals should know about, as well as pass along to their clients: Technical guidance for cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2...

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Outlook Gloomy for Tax Extenders, Including Energy Incentives | NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Tax extenders, are set to expire this month, and it appears unlikely Congress will renew them. They include energy, deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.

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