Category Archives: Personal Tax

IRS to Require EIN Holders to Provide Updated Info

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MAY 6, 2013) BY MICHAEL COHN The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations requiring any person who has been assigned an Employer Identification Number to provide updated information to the IRS. The regulations affect people and businesses with EINs and … Continue reading

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IRS Warns Taxpayers to Choose Tax Preparers Wisely

WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEBRUARY 5, 2013) BY MICHAEL COHN The Internal Revenue Service is telling taxpayers to check the qualifications of tax preparers and their history in the aftermath of a stinging defeat in the court. Last month, the Judge James … Continue reading

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Golfer Phil Mickelson Reconsiders Tax Changes

SAN DIEGO (JANUARY 23, 2013) BY MICHAEL COHN Champion golfer Phil Mickelson is backing away from some recent comments in which he suggested he may need to move out of California to avoid the increasingly heavy tax burden in the … Continue reading

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IRS Still Wants Taxes from O.J. Simpson

MIAMI (JANUARY 15, 2013) BY MICHAEL COHN O.J. Simpson is continuing to confront tax liens from the Internal Revenue Service, even though he is serving time in prison. O.J. Simpson  (photo by Gerald Johnson) The IRS has filed a second … Continue reading

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IRS Delays Tax Season until End of January

WASHINGTON, D.C. (JANUARY 8, 2013) BY MICHAEL COHN The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it plans to open the 2013 tax filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30, more than a week after the … Continue reading

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