The Internal Revenue Service and community partners nationwide today launched their annual outreach campaign aimed at helping millions of Americans who earned $49,078 or less take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In Wisconsin last year, around 378,000 families received approximately $759 million in EITC with an average amount of $2007. This week, [...]

The Internal Revenue Service this week advised truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that their next federal highway use tax return, usually due Aug. 31, will instead be due on Nov. 30, 2011. Because the highway use tax is currently scheduled to expire on Sept. 30, 2011, this extension is designed to alleviate [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to guard against being misled by unscrupulous individuals trying to persuade them to file false claims for tax credits or rebates. According to Christopher Miller, IRS Media Relations for Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska “In the Milwaukee metro area we are seeing a scam that [...]

The Internal Revenue Service will open the doors to dozens of its Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country this coming Saturday, July 16, 2011, to answer taxpayer questions and provide help with tax filing issues. The Milwaukee IRS office at 211 W. Wisconsin Avenue will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part [...]

The Internal Revenue Service announced that 12,281 tax preparers in Wisconsin have registered with the agency and received Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs), complying with new rules that give IRS more oversight of the tax preparation industry. More than 700,000 tax preparers nationwide have registered with the IRS, and the IRS is still registering approximately [...]

The Internal Revenue Service today released instructions to help employers implement the 2011 cut in payroll taxes, along with new income-tax withholding tables that employers will use during 2011. Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during 2011 because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act Of 2010 provides a [...]

Office in Milwaukee open Sat., Sept. 25 to provide tax assistance The Internal Revenue Service will host a special nationwide open house on Saturday, Sept. 25 to help taxpayers –– especially veterans and people with disabilities –– solve tax problems and respond to IRS notices. The office in Milwaukee, 211 W. Wisconsin Avenue, will be [...]

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the availability of a new job search tool on You- Tube dedicated to helping job seekers learn about employment opportunities at the IRS. “Whether you’re a veteran or a recent college graduate, the IRS is a great place to work and build a career. The IRS has [...]