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AZ planning crackdown on tax fraud; new scrutiny may affect migrants most

PHOENIX – Armed with a new computer program, the Arizona Department of Revenue is cracking down on tax fraud this year.

Democrats Continue Attack on Small Businesses

IRS levies fine

The city of Rio Rancho has paid $19,000 to the IRS stemming from a recent audit.

Home Owners…Give yourself a Raise through W-4 adjustments or an $8000 Tax Credit

Question: Successful reasons for the IRS to remove penalties and interest for late employer withholding tax filings?

We are a nonprofit organization that often receives our funding several months late from a state contract. Consequently, we do not always have enough money to pay our employees let alone deduct and pay to the IRS taxes due during each quarter until we receive our state funding. Thus, we try to stretch our limited funding. What argument will work with the IRS to have it remove the interest and penalties it charges when the 941 forms are late because of this? We do not want to get into factoring of accounts receivable to solve this problem.

Answer: if you have problems with tax, check out this site

http://tinyurl.com/irs-tax-help

3 Phoenix Restaurant Executives Indicted

PHOENIX – The father and son owners of a regional Mexican restaurant chain, along with the company’s accountant, will be arraigned in federal court in Tucson Thursday on tax and immigration violations contained in a 19-count indictment stemming from a lengthy probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Why Outsource HR

Question: Anyone Else Had Direct Deposit Issues?

Ok, I’ve read all the posts about the refund direct deposit issues and now I’m worried. I keep checking the irs site and it has said that the DD date is the 6th and if it’s not there by the 11th to contact the bank, which I did yesterday, once by phone, and she said that there could’ve just been a delay and that it may be there today, then the teller at the office said that DD are posted as they receive them and nothing has showed up. This confuses me..I don’t know if it’s the irs, or the bank. I have to wait until tomorrow to contact the irs according to their website I just want to know what the deal is, it’s very annoying…….My GA state refund was DD in like a week, so I know I got the right bank info. BB&T is the bank, anyone else use this bank and had any issues? I have my paychecks DD never had a problem there.

Answer: I’m having the same problems. My original DD was scheduled for 2/6. On 2/6 the date changed to 2/10. Now it’s the 10th and I still don’t have any money. The irs hotline said if I didn’t get anything by the 10th to call back but what’s the point when they don’t answer the phone anyway. I’ve tried calling the irs several times but I can’t get to a live person. I keep getting sent to automated system. I am completely frustrated at this point. I did however receive my state refund in 5 days after it was accepted. The problem clearly isn’t with my bank. I used Turbo Tax online which sends the money through Santa Barbara Bank & Trust and they have no answers for me either. I’ve done my taxes the same way for the past 55 years and have never encountered so many problems. Can anyone help? Perhaps a phone number to a live person at the irs.

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Question: Why did we not get our 2009 house buyers tax credit?

My husband and I filed Married filing Jointly. We also bought a house last year, but it was only in my husband’s name because my credit was bad. He has not owned a house in over 3 years. We just received our tax refund, minus the $8,000 tax credit. Was told by the IRS that we would receive a letter explaining why in a couple of weeks. I would really like to know now. Any help would be great…THANKS!

Answer: The letter you receive in a couple of weeks will do the job better than any of the guesses you can expect here.

IRS worker from NH, others face tax fraud charges

Associated Press – March 24, 2011 5:54 PM ET BOSTON (AP) – A longtime IRS worker from New Hampshire is among 14 people that federal authorities accuse of filing false tax returns in a bid to…

Federal Home Insulation Energy Tax Credit 2010, 2011