IRS Goes Mobile


Looking for tax information on the go? The Internal Revenue Service has released the update to its smartphone application for the new tax season. The app, IRS2Go 4.0, is free for your iPhone or your...

The IRS and the Statute Limitations on their Ability to Prosecute Tax Fraud


If you’re starting to think about tax filing season, you’re not alone. As always occurs in the run-up to April 15th, the government wants to remind you to fly right. You must sign tax returns under...

Gun-Toting At The IRS


The IRS wields enormous power, but should agents be armed too? With all of the controversy facing the IRS and the tax system these days, it can seem doubly scary to contemplate tax collectors being...

Top 10 Most Litigated Tax Issues


What happens when a taxpayer disagrees with the Internal Revenue Service? Some people think that the matter ends there: the IRS always wins, right? Not necessarily. There are a few ways to appeal an...
    






Top Tax Stories Of 2013


When it comes to taxes, one thing you can’t say about 2013: it definitely wasn’t boring. Here are the top ten most popular tax stories on Taxgirl this year, by reader views: 11 Reasons Why I Never...
    






Duck Dynasty’s Cracker Barrel PR? Talk Taxes


Set in real Louisiana bayou country, A&E’s popular reality series Duck Dynasty follows a brood of real-life brothers who manufacture duck calls and love to go bird hunting. But Phil Robertson of...