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FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of 18 states is calling on the Biden administration to terminate a taxpayer-funded tax filing preparation program, characterizing it as wasteful, unnecessary and flawed. In a letter Monday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel, 21 top financial officials from 18 states said the costs of the IRS Direct File program "far outweigh any potential benefits" and will create new issues for taxpayers and states, alike. In May 2023, Yellen ordered the IRS to move forward with the first-of-its-kind program, which is funded by the...

Deadline is October 16, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments March 17, 2023 The IRS today announced that taxpayers in California affected by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides beginning March 9, 2023, now have until October 16, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. According to the IRS release—CA-2023-03 (March 17, 2023)—the tax relief is provided after a disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The declaration permits the IRS to postpone certain tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines for taxpayers who reside or...

President Joe Biden’s ethics disclosure with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) omits over $5.1 million reported to the IRS. The OGE filing from 2017 to 2020 indicates Biden’s CelticCapri Corporation collected $8,065,464. But his tax returns filed to the IRS from 2017 to 2019 reveals he reported $13,245,535. It is unknown why Biden reported a difference of $5,180,071 to the IRS and not the OGE.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that if special counsel John Durham’s allegations in his recent legal filings were true, it is worse the Nixon-era Watergate scandal. Cruz said, “We have to see what the facts are, the allegations, what he filed in federal court, is deeply concerning. What he alleged as a federal prosecutor, a special prosecutor, is that a lawyer for the Hillary Clinton campaign conspired with a big tech executive to monitor and spy on Donald Trump, to spy on him at his home, to spy on him at his...

The IRS is extending the federal income tax filing deadline to July 15 as part of a growing effort to stem the financial pain from the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Friday. The move gives Americans three months more than they normally would have to file their income tax returns for the 2019 tax year, without incurring interest or penalties. President Donald Trump later Friday said that “hopefully” by the time the new deadline arrives “people will be getting back to their lives.” “At @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15,” Mnuchin...

In a lengthy court filing surrounding the issues of Brady discovery material, Mike Flynn’s lawyer, Sidney Powell, drops some serious evidentiary bombshells on the court. Ms. Powell brings Lady Justice to the courtroom, and her revelations are stunning.

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I had to request a 1099-R form five times from a previous employer and never received it. Yes, they have my correct address. Did my taxes using Turbo Tax and filed a form 4852 Substitute form in its place. I had all of the figures and submitted via TT and the tax return has been accepted by the IRS. Three weeks for refund distribution was indicated on the Where's My Refund site. Today, I received the 1099-R and of course all of the numbers remain the same. Should I leave the submitted tax form as is or should I file...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A real estate investment by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's husband went undisclosed for years and has opened a window into a loophole that allows House members to avoid specifying some of their financial assets. In 2010 and 2011, Pelosi voluntarily reported the Sacramento, Calif., land investment as an asset of her multimillionaire husband, Paul. She had not reported the investment for about 10 years previously because it was held by an S corporation her husband had set up, said Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for the California congresswoman. Under House financial disclosure rules, lawmakers are not obligated...

Bizarre amicus brief totally demolishes the Second Circuit's dismissal of the families' suit, then replaces it with the most mendacious stupidity imaginable. Now the Supreme Court will HAVE to hear the case, just to avoid the implication that it accepted this garbage. 9/11 families were stunned this week to learn that President Obama is asking the Supreme Court NOT to review their effort to recover damages from the government of Saudia Arabia and from several Saudi princes for funding al Qaeda’s 9/11 attack on America. That the defendants did funnel vast sums of money to al Qaeda was accepted as...

DETROIT — The Treasury Department is preparing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for Chrysler that could come as soon as next week, people with direct knowledge of the action said Thursday. The Treasury has an agreement in principle with the United Automobile Workers union, whose members’ pensions and retiree health care benefits would be protected as a condition of the bankruptcy filing, said these people, who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case. Moreover, Fiat of Italy would complete its alliance with Chrysler while the company is under bankruptcy protection. The only major question that...

Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday joined three other presidential candidates in seeking to delay the filing of personal financial disclosure reports. The reports identify the assets, liabilities and sources of income of the candidates and their spouses. Other candidates filed their reports with the Federal Election Commission by Tuesday's deadline. The FEC will make them public within days. Clinton and former President Clinton are millionaires, according to past disclosure forms. In 2005, the former president made nearly $7.5 million in speaking fees. The couple had a blind trust valued at between $5 million and $25 million and a...

Man pleads guilty to filing false claim19-year-old drifter is first area man convicted in Katrina-related case Friday, June 16, 2006 By BRENDAN KIRBY Staff Reporter A drifter who has spent time in a Florida jail pleaded guilty in Mobile's federal court Thursday to defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the first such conviction in southern Alabama relating to Hurricane Katrina. Arthur Lee Bonner, 19, pleaded guilty to filing false claims against the government. He admitted to applying for and receiving $2,000 from FEMA for an address in Mobile where he did not live. "There's no excuse for it, really," Assistant...

Peoria man pleads guilty in diploma mill case Latest News more>> Truck pulling horse trailer full of illegals crashes SPOKANE, Wash. An Arizonan has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors for his role in a gigantic diploma mill operation. Richard John Novak pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Spokane, Washington, to conspiracy and violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Novak, who formerly lived in Spokane and now lives in Peoria, could face up to ten years in prison and (m) millions of dollars in fines. Novak is the second person to reach a plea agreement with the Justice Department...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2006 – Military members and their families can now file their taxes for free, thanks to a partnership between a group that helps military people deal with financial issues and a civilian financial services company. "Military OneSource" has partnered up with Intuit, a financial services company, to provide the TurboTax basic product for federal and state returns at no cost. Military members can download this program and also benefit from tax consultations and have access to appropriate resources. The Military OneSource Web site will provide annual upgrades to the TurboTax software at no cost. "This tax consultant...

Deadline day filing ends mystery Quote from the announcement: "I am a Republican, but I know we must set partisan politics aside and do what's right for Texas. That is why I am running for governor as a Texas Independent. We can't wait any longer. It's time to shake Austin up."

U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, the senior member in the U.S. House of Representatives, plans to seek a 14th two-year term. The Rockwall Republican confirmed plans to run last week. Candidates began filing for the March 7 primary Saturday, with 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 the filing deadline. “I want to finish the energy thrust, and I want to see gas under $2,” Hall said of his reasons for wanting to serve another two years. Hall serves as chairman of the Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee is the oldest legislative...

Contact: Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, 815-635-3198; web: http://www.isra.org SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): "A beacon of common sense," is how the ISRA is characterizing a proposal filed yesterday that shields law-abiding citizens from prosecution under politically motivated gun control laws. SB 2165, sponsored by Sen. Ed Petka (R-Plainfield), provides an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in...

Link to www.irs.gov You can file for an automatic extension to file your income taxes by phone until midnight. I just did. Enter 4868 in the form search box and then you'll bring up the form and instructions, plus the 888 number for filing by phone. Wait for the very end of the automatic phone instructions to be sure you have actually filed. Cheers! Patty

THE SOCIAL LIFE OF PAPER by MALCOLM GLADWELL Looking for method in the mess. Issue of 2002-03-25Posted 2002-03-18 On a busy day, a typical air-traffic controller might be in charge of as many as twenty-five airplanes at a time—some ascending, some descending, each at a different altitude and travelling at a different speed. He peers at a large, monochromatic radar console, tracking the movement of tiny tagged blips moving slowly across the screen. He talks to the sector where a plane is headed, and talks to the pilots passing through his sector, and talks to the other controllers about...