IRS

The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The government agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, who is appointed to a five-year term by the President of the United States.

Source: irs.gov

Bitcoin Cash Creates New Tax Headache For Investors

Bitcoin Cash Creates New Tax Headache For Investors
Bitcoin Cash Creates New Tax Headache For Investors
August 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash, the result of a recent split off of the digital currency, gave bitcoin owners an equal amount of Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin, creating...

READ MORE >
IRS Warns Of Big Uptick In W2 Email Phishing Scams
IRS Warns Of Big Uptick In W2 Email Phishing Scams
August 22, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning about a cyber crime increase in the number of email phishing scams aimed at gathering information from employees’...

READ MORE >
Did The IRS Overstep With Coinbase Summons?
Did The IRS Overstep With Coinbase Summons?
May 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase is saying the Internal Revenue Service went too far in its demands of the popular bitcoin exchange, and it’s pushing back in court to...

READ MORE >
Here’s How Your Tax Day Stacks Up
Here’s How Your Tax Day Stacks Up
April 18, 2017  |  Economy

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Tax season, that is. And today is IRS Christmas. Curious to know how your taxes stacked up? While...

READ MORE >
Financial Aid Tool Breach Yields 100K Taxpayers Worth Of Stolen Data
Financial Aid Tool Breach Yields 100K Taxpayers Worth Of Stolen Data
April 07, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The breach of a tool that parents and students can use to streamline the student lending process has allowed information for 100,000 taxpayers to get out...

READ MORE >
AmEx Must Share Dutch Account Info With IRS
AmEx Must Share Dutch Account Info With IRS
April 04, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

In its latest John Doe summons, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is requiring American Express to send account information of Dutch residents with credit...

READ MORE >
IRS Makes New Push For Coinbase Data
IRS Makes New Push For Coinbase Data
March 21, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues its efforts to gain access to United States Coinbase customer accounts, filing new documents in federal court to get...

READ MORE >