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Local Tea Party Organizers Hold Protest at Shreveport IRS Office [VIDEO]

Erin McCarty — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:14 +0000

Shreveport's IRS office on Knight St. was the site of a local Tea Party protest today. Members of the Red River Tea Party rallied to show their disdain for the federal tax organization's biased treatment of Tea Party and other right-wing groups.

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White House Spokesman Jay Carney Slammed at Recent Press Briefing

tonymccoy — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:15:48 +0000

Rush Limbaugh has chimed in on the recent issue with the IRS, saying "it's the Limbaugh Theorem in action before your very eyes: 'Well, if it happened the president's truly outraged by it.'"

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IRS Tax Tips #4- Health Insurance Breaks for Self-Employed

Anne Moore — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:40:28 +0000

All this week I am posting Tax Tips. This fourth tip addresses those who are self employeed. Tomorrow's tip will feature the "Fresh Start Initiative". .

If you're self-employed and paying for medical, dental or long-term care insurance, the IRS wants to remind you about a special tax deduction for some insurance premiums paid for you, your spouse, and your dependents.

Starting in

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IRS Tax Tips #3- Reducing Tax Stress

Anne Moore — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:14:06 +0000

All this week I am posting Tax Tips. This third tip is actually 6 tips in 1 and will help you not $tress Out about TAX Time. Check each day this week for tips to help you through this Tax Season.

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IRS Tax Tips- Child Investment Income

Anne Moore — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:15:02 +0000

All this week I will be posting Tax Tips. This first one focuses on the tax rules that may affect your child's Investment Income. Check back daily for tips to help you through this Tax Season.

Parents may not realize that there are tax rules that may affect their child’s investment income

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IRS- There's An App For That

Anne Moore — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:53:20 +0000

The Internal Revenue Service announced today the availability of IRS2Go 2.0, an expanded version of its smartphone application designed to provide taxpayers easier access to practical tools and information.

The new app,

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New IRS Online Tool

Anne Moore — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:17:36 +0000

As part of a continuing effort to improve service to taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced today the availability of a new online tool to help people easily find a location for volunteer tax preparation assistance.

The new tool, ava

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Identity Theft Crackdown Sweeps Across the Nation

Anne Moore — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:02:53 +0000

The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department today announced the results of a massive national sweep cracking down on suspected identity theft perpetrators as part of a stepped-up effort against refund fraud and identity theft

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IRS Increases Mileage Rate

Angela Thomas — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:37:21 +0000

The Internal Revenue Service has increased the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business and other purposes

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Man Arrested After IRS Mistakenly Deposits $110K In His Account [VIDEO]

Wendy Gould — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:31:16 +0000

When Stephen McDow discovered there was an extra $110,000 from the IRS in his checking account, it was probably one of the best days of his life.

Unfortunately, the money wasn’t for him.

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Major Milestone for IRS e-file Program

Angela Thomas — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:04:26 +0000

IRS e-file has passed a major milestone...over one-billion served. The Internal Revenue Service's e-file Program has passed the one-billion mark for individual tax returns processed safely and securely since 1986

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Countdown To April 18th, Tax Day

James Stanley — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:59:38 +0000

Remember when your mother scolded you for running up the stairs two steps at a time? "Slow down," she would say. "You're going to trip and hurt yourself." Taking it step by step will get you there almost as quickly with much less chance of a painful fall.

As usual, mom was right. And her wise words are just as applicable to your tax filing tasks.

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Electronic Filings Up

John Lee — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:41:57 +0000

With the deadline for filing your federal tax returns less than a week off, the Internal Revenue Service says we're ahead of where we were at this time last year.

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Ten Tax Tips To Keep As Much Of YOUR Money As You Can When Filing 2010 Returns

James Stanley — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:59:17 +0000

Yesterday, I told you about seven no-no's when it comes to deductions if you don't want to get audited. Today, it's ten things you SHOULD do to keep more of YOUR money. Since the goal of every taxpayer is to make sure the IRS gets as little as possible, you need to take every tax deduction, credit or other income adjustment you can.

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Seven Tax Deductions That Could Get You Audited

James Stanley — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:30:15 +0000

Taxes are due one week from today, on Monday, April 18th. Before you file, here are seven things you shouldn't even THINK about deducting.

#1) Your Landline Telephone. Even if you only use it for work, the IRS says the first hard-wired phone in your home is always considered a personal expense. But you CAN deduct long distance calls as long as they're business-related.

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How Popular Is IRS e-Filing In Louisiana?

James Stanley — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:35:30 +0000

Here are Louisiana’s statistics through March 25, 2011 with comparison to the same period last year.

There has been a significant increase in self-prepared returns as compared to this same period last year.

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