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Arizona Tax Preparer Accused of Drug Smuggling Now in Trouble for Tax Fraud

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By David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson (TNS) A tax preparer in Tucson, AZ, already awaiting trial on drug-smuggling charges has been indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of filing fraudulent tax returns to reap inflated fees. A phone message left for Nour at a number listed for Skyman Tax was not returned.

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IRS to Try Out Its Free E-Filing Tax Return Program in 13 States Next Year

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According to the IRS, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and New York have decided to work with the agency to integrate their state taxes into the Direct File pilot program for the 2024 filing season. A free, government-run, online tax-filing system for taxpayers has been talked about as a possibility for many years.

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$1.5 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds from 2019 Set to Expire in July 2023, Says IRS

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million people across the nation (state-by-state list below) have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. Need to file a 2019 tax return?

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Sales tax and nonprofits

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Definitions For Federal income tax purposes, according to the IRS , tax-exempt organizations include: Charitable: Organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes. But as always with sales tax, rules vary state to state.

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IRS Expands Free File to 24 States

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State and eligibility expansion For the 2025 tax filing season, eligible taxpayers in 24 states will be able to use Direct File: 12 states that were part of the pilot last year, plus 12 new states where Direct File will be available in the upcoming filing season. Direct File will begin accepting tax returns when the filing season opens.

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IRS Direct File Launches for Low-Income Taxpayers in 12 States

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It’s back to regular IRS deadlines this year, but with a new tool for many low- and moderate-income households: a service that will prepare and file their tax returns online for free. That sort of virtual hand-holding is similar to what you’d get by using commercial tax preparation software.

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Arizona AG Asks Federal Court to Stop IRS From Taxing Family Rebate

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By Howard Fischer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Ariz. TNS) Calling its actions illegal, Attorney General Kris Mayes is asking a federal magistrate to block the IRS from taxing the proceeds of last year’s family rebate. What makes that critical is that Arizonans have until April 15 to file their federal tax returns.

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