Quick Take: What Is a Tax Transcript and Why Do You Need One? In short, a tax transcript shows basic data and line items such as adjusted gross income, AGI, or other taxable income, as well as FICA ...

The IRS and its Security Summit partners have achieved much success in combating identity theft (see “Tax Matters: IRS Touts Progress Against Taxpayer Identity Theft,” JofA, Jan. 2018). However, an ...

There is a three-year window for taxpayers to claim refunds, meaning the deadline for 2018 tax returns is approaching soon. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued notice that nearly $1.5 ...

The IRS is looking for about 1.5 million people who didn't file a 2018 tax return and who might be owed a refund of taxes that were withheld or otherwise prepaid. In fact, Uncle Sam has almost $1.5 ...

The clock is running out for 1.5 million Americans to claim their old tax refund for 2018 — worth a median amount of $813. The Internal Revenue said it is holding about $1.5 billion in unclaimed 2018 ...

Learn which situations may require an IRS tax transcript, along with how to request your tax transcript, and how to interpret it. Do you need information from a tax return you filed three years ago ...

With two decades of experience as a respected journalist and communications leader in the mortgage field, Deborah Kearns is passionate about helping consumers make smart homeownership and personal ...

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it plans to end faxing of tax transcripts in June, as well as stop third-party mailing of tax returns and transcripts in July, in an effort to curb identity ...

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In a recent decision by a FINRA Office of Hearing Officers Panel, FINRA barred a registered individual who failed to produce his personal IRS tax transcripts, which were not in his immediate ...

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it intends to start “masking” sensitive information on business tax transcripts, beginning Dec. 13, to safeguard taxpayers against the threat of identity theft ...