IRS tax fraud crackdown targets identity thieves

AP BAUXITE, Ark. — A central Arkansas town has reached a deal with the Internal Revenue Service that will allow it to repay the payroll taxes it owes. Officials with Bauxite, a town of about 490, and the IRS agreed the town will pay $744 a month for

They say he was even was issued a refund for $327000 – but prison officials intercepted the check and returned it to the Internal Revenue Service, which led to the investigation. The man was convicted Thursday of 11 counts of filing false claims,

Here are 10 things the IRS wants parents to consider when filing their taxes this year. Dependents In most cases, a child can be claimed as a dependent in the year they were born. For more information see IRS Publication 501, Exemptions,

If you changed your name after a recent marriage or divorce, the IRS reminds you to take the necessary steps to ensure the name on your tax return matches the name registered with the Social Security Administration. A mismatch between the name shown on

The government began a crackdown on identity theft after noticing an uptick in criminals trying to file fake returns through the IRS.