Category: IRS

[PREMIERING 9PM ET] IRS Issues Major Warning to Americans | Facts Matter

The IRS has just put out a major warning to all Americans. Specifically, this is a warning to tax payers, urging them to watch out for a new scam — a scam that tricks people into believing that the government actually owes them money.   But this isn’t the only thing to watch out for,…


[PREMIERING NOW] IRS Issues Major Warning to Americans | Facts Matter

The IRS has just put out a major warning to all Americans. Specifically, this is a warning to tax payers, urging them to watch out for a new scam — a scam that tricks people into believing that the government actually owes them money.   But this isn’t the only thing to watch out for,…


IRS Issues Major Warning to Americans | Facts Matter

The IRS has just put out a major warning to all Americans. Specifically, this is a warning to tax payers, urging them to watch out for a new scam — a scam that tricks people into believing that the government actually owes them money.   But this isn’t the only thing to watch out for,…


FBI Charges Think Tank Director, Who Claimed to Be Tipster in Hunter Biden Case, as Chinese Agent, Arms Trafficker

Gal Luft, 57, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen and co-director of the think tank Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, has been charged with arms trafficking, making false statements to federal agents, willfully failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), and Iranian sanctions violations. Mr. Luft is alleged to have conspired with others…


Think Tank Director, Who Claimed to Be Tipster in Hunter Biden Case, Charged With Acting as Chinese Agent, Arms Trafficking

Gal Luft, 57, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen and co-director of the think tank Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, has been charged with arms trafficking, making false statements to federal agents, willfully failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), and Iranian sanctions violations. Mr. Luft is alleged to have conspired with others…


DOJ Excluded IRS Investigative Team from Briefing on Biden Bribery Allegations: Sen. Grassley

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) says the Department of Justice (DOJ) briefed federal prosecutors and FBI investigators on the contents of a scheme alleging that then-Vice President Joe Biden took a criminal bribe from a foreign national but left IRS investigators out of the loop on the allegations. In an Oct. 23, 2020, meeting, Grassley alleged…


New ‘Cardboard Envelope’ Tax Scam Is Targeting Taxpayers: IRS

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning to taxpayers about a new scam mail scheme that attempts to trick people into believing the government owes them money. “The new scheme involves a mailing coming in a cardboard envelope from a delivery service,” the IRS said in a statement on July 3. Inside the…


Ex-US Treasury Secretary Issues Warning on New IRS Tax Proposal

The former Treasury secretary under the Reagan administration warned that Americans should remain “skeptical” about Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposals, including a pilot program that would allow taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the federal agency, rather than using a service like TurboTax or H&R Block. “The effort would trust bureaucrats to become America’s…


IRS Issues ‘Last Call’ for Taxpayers to Claim $1.5 Billion in Refunds

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a “last call” reminder to over 1 million taxpayers across the country not to miss out on claiming their share of around $1.5 billion in refunds that are still up for grabs for tax year 2019. “Time is running out for people owed a tax refund in 2019,”…


IRS Sends Taxpayers In Disaster Areas Special Notice About Taxes Owed

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has sent out a special mailing to taxpayers in disaster-affected areas, letting them know they have more time to pay their taxes. The IRS said in a statement Thursday that the special mailing was being sent out to California and seven other states as a follow-up clarification after an earlier…