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Perplexity Computer can now draft IRS returns and audit tax professionals

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:46:01 +0000

Perplexity's agentic AI now handles US federal taxes. From drafting returns to spotting thousand-dollar errors in professional filings, here is what the Pro feature can do. Read more...

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IRS claims Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion in back taxes; Microsoft will appeal

John Callaham — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:08:01 +0000

The Internal Revenue Service claims Microsoft still owes $28.8 billion in back taxes from between 2004 and 2013. Microsoft disputes the IRS's adjustments and will appeal the decision. Read more...

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IRS is phasing out facial scan requirement to biometrically verify taxpayers

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:52:01 +0000

The American taxpayer will no longer have to provide a facial scan for biometric verification as the IRS has decided to phase out the system, especially because it relied on a third party for analysis Read more...

Coinbase required to turn over user data to IRS

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 01:58:01 +0000

While it fought the good fight, Coinbase has lost, requiring it to give up some of its clients' information. The IRS is specifically targeting anyone that transacted $20,000 or more. Read more...

IRS issues urgent warning over an email scam containing ransomware

Justin Luna — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:10:01 +0000

The Internal Revenue Service of the United States has released a warning over an email scam that uses the name of the agency and FBI to discreetly download ransomware, locking the victim's files. Read more...

Neobytes :) Hacker gets his own back on scammers by flooding their phone line with robocalls

Mina Esapa — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:24:01 +0000

After receiving a voicemail from a suspicious source claiming to be the IRS, Reddit user YesItWasDataMined developed an ingenious way to get his own back: flooding their line with robocalls. Read more...

LocalBitcoins traders jailed over money transmission business and narcotics

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 May 2017 01:48:01 +0000

A father and son in the US have been sentenced to 46 and 106 months in jail respectively for operating an unlicensed money transmission business through the popular bitcoin exchange, LocalBitcoins. Read more...

IRS sunsets e-File PINs early in response to escalating attacks

Boyd Chan — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 15:04:01 +0000

After a recent escalation of automated attacks against Electronic Filing PINs, the IRS has decided to pull the plug ahead of schedule in the interests of taxpayer security. Read more...

One year since EOL, IRS still running Windows XP

Shreyas Gandhe — Sun, 31 May 2015 09:34:01 +0000

The Internal Revenue Service of the United States is reportedly still running Windows XP on its computers along with other auditing software that is at least a couple of decades old. Read more...

Two-thirds of people filing taxes online do so using unsecured Wi-Fi

Christopher White — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:42:01 +0000

If you needed further proof that normal users don't think about computer security, look no further than this statistic: 65% of users who file taxes online do so using an open Wi-Fi hotspot. Read more...

Microsoft fined $140 million in China over a similar issue that was investigated by the IRS

Brad Sams — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:04:01 +0000

Microsoft has been fined in China roughly $140 million for cross-border tax evasion in that country which is quite similar to that which was investigated by the IRS. Read more...

Microsoft is suing the IRS after the agency fails to provide information

Brad Sams — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:28:01 +0000

Microsoft is suing the IRS after the agency failed to provide information requested after the company filed a 'freedom of information' request for a contract pertaining to an audit. Read more...

The US government is not happy with Silicon Valley's free lunch

Brad Sams — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 01:31:08 +0000

The IRS has come out saying that the free lunches offered by corporations are a taxable event and that employees who take advantage of these services should have the value of lunch taxed. Read more...

IRS admits it will pay "millions" to Microsoft for extra Windows XP support

John Callaham — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:01:32 +0000

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service admitted this week it will have to pay "millions" to Microsoft in order to continue support of its many PCs that are still running Windows XP after its cut-off date. Read more...