Second ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program for improper claims is open through Nov. 22 Tax Tip 2024-78, Sept. 23, 2024 — The IRS’s second Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program is open and runs through Nov. 22, 2024. This ERC VDP helps businesses repay credits they received after filing ERC claims in error. Taxpayer Advocate Service: A taxpayer’s voice at the IRS Tax Tip 2024-77, Sept. 12, 2024 — The Taxpayer Advocate Service is an independent organization within the IRS. TAS protects taxpayers' rights by striving to ensure that all taxpayers are treated fairly and know and understand their rights under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. By law, all taxpayers have the right to finality of federal tax matters Tax Tip 2024-76, Sept. 11, 2024 — Taxpayers have the right to finality when working with the IRS. For example, taxpayers have the right to know when the IRS has finished an audit. This is one of 10 basic rights, known collectively as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. IRS Online Account and identity protection PINs protect against identity thieves and scammers Tax Tip 2024-75, Sept. 5, 2024 — IRS Identity Protection PINs, or IP PINs, are a vital tool to protect taxpayers from identity thieves. The IRS encourages taxpayers to get an IP PIN and establish their IRS Online Account. These tools help guard against fraudsters trying to steal personal and financial information. Tax pros: Know the potential signs of a data breach Tax Tip 2024-74, Sept. 4, 2024 — The IRS and the Security Summit partners continue to see identity thieves targeting tax professionals in hopes of gaining valuable client tax information Tax tip archive IRS tax tips from January 2011 forward.
