The e-file PIN retrieval tool was taken offline in June, following a suspicious uptick in attempts to use it, IRS Commissioner Koskinen reported at a security meeting in June. Taxpayers can no longer sign returns that they file online with an electronic filing personal identification number. The IRS is still trying to determine how many…
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The IRS attempts to measure the "tax gap"
For the first time in ten years, the IRS has attempted to measure the “tax gap,” the difference between what taxpayers are paying and what they should be paying under the tax law. The gap hasn’t changed much over the years, according to information from IRS Commissioner Koskinen at an April press conference. The net…
Taking the Fifth with the IRS
Filing an income tax return is not the act of being a witness against oneself within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Those who file blank tax returns and attempt to invoke the Fifth Amendment as a defense have routinely been penalized for filing frivolous returns. However, recently a taxpayer filed a numerically accurate return…