Tax filing articles
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140,000 Filed Their Taxes With The Free IRS Direct File Pilot, But The Program’s Future Is Unclear
The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise spent with commercial tax preparation companies. The government pilot program, rolled out this tax season in 12 states, allows people with very simple W-2s […]
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Glendale teachers surprised to find their taxes already filed -- fraudulently
The IRS recently notified teachers, nurses, counselors and other faculty members in the Glendale Unified School District that they could not file their taxes this year because they already had — or at least somebody using their information did. In December, the school district with more than 25,000 Los Angeles County students learned that it was the latest victim of a ransomware attack aimed at institutions that store sensitive data, but lack the same type of security standards of a large...
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Over 10 million people filed their tax returns in March and April for 2023
A record number of people filed their income tax returns for 2023 during the months of March and April. The tax authority received 10.3 million tax returns in total.Private citizens and business owners had until Tuesday to file their taxes. Over 3.1 million people requested a postponement this year. Over 9.8 million income tax returns were filed on time in 2023, about 370,000 more than the year before.