News

Phony tax preparers may offer extravagant services through alleged clever use of the law. Watch out for such enticing claims. The IRS considers a taxpayer, not preparer, liable for false statements or mistakes on tax documents. Fortunately, there are several ways to ensure a tax prep service is legitimate.

WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, under political fire and distracted by leadership changes, faces a big job and tight deadlines in months ahead as one of the main federal agencies implementing President Barack Obama's new healthcare law.

Back taxes are simply taxes that you owe that you didn't pay when they were due. If you've underpaid taxes for any reason, the balance that you owe is considered back tax. You may have failed to report taxable income (intentionally or unintentionally, it doesn't matter) – as the IRS sees it...you still owe them money in the form of a back tax.

Cary Bryson, co-founder of Bryson Law Firm L.L.C. explains how the recent IRS scandal is indicative of the broad power of the agency, and why a tax resolution attorney is best for resolving IRS problems.

A former Internal Revenue Service agent and manager has pleaded guilty to criminal conflict of interest charges and been convicted after admitting to opening her own tax and accounting business, which earned her $70,000 on the side while working for the IRS.

Attorney Cary B. Bryson has Achieved the AV Preeminent® Rating - the Highest Possible Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®

Cary B. Bryson, a lawyer based in Lafayette, LA whose primary area of practice is Tax Law, has earned the AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®

Angela S. Bryson, a lawyer based in Lafayette, Louisiana whose primary area of practice is Tax Law, has earned the AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®

The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up its examinations in the past year of taxpayers with high adjusted gross incomes, according to newly released IRS figures.

House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee chairman Charles Boustany, Jr., R-La., sent a letter Wednesday to IRS Acting Commissioner Steven T. Miller demanding a copy of the video parodies produced in the IRS's television studio in New Carrollton, Md., claiming the studio may have cost taxpayers more than $4 million last year, according to a review of contracts.

WASHINGTON — Refunds totaling just over $917 million may be waiting for an estimated 984,400 taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, to collect the money, a return for 2009 must be filed with the IRS no later than Monday, April 15, 2013.