Links
Here are some websites we think you might find useful and interesting.
Check your State Refund
Here are some websites we think you might find useful and interesting.
Check your State Refund
This link will help you chart the dollar against any foreign currency
This site will give you the most up-to-date information on constantly fluctuating rates
Check stock quotes, and track the day's financial news
A great source of information for your personal finance needs. Get access to quotes, stock research, and news
CBS Marketwatch provides links to financial news, stock quotes, IRA resources, stock picks and more
Foreign currency exchange. Travelex has competitive exchange rates and traveler's cheques
Social Security Administration administers retirement, medicare, disability and other benefits
Programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed
U.S. Department of Commerce
A catalog of Free and low-cost federal publications that may be of interest to you. Also contains a lot of important consumer information
Iowa Department of Revenue is to serve Iowans and support state government by collecting all taxes required by law.
Consumer Protection Division
The IRS website has many great tax resources for you
This form is used to determine federal income tax withholding
A good source for national and world news
Comprehensive website design and hosting complete with tools created especially for CPAs
Giving consumers reviews and knowledge for almost everything and anything you could purchase
Great knowledge if you are buying, selling or mortgaging your home
Yodlee is an aggregator of your bank accounts, reward programs, and a lot more. View all your accounts and your financial portfolio all in one place
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Every year the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) helps thousands of people with tax problems. This story is only one of many examples of how TAS helps resolve taxpayer issues. All personal details ar...
I have written a lot about my concerns regarding Appeals’ independence over the years. Most recently, in my 2016 Annual Report to Congress, I discussed Appeals’ reluctance to co...
Every year the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) helps thousands of people with tax problems. This story is only one of many examples of how TAS helps resolve taxpayer issues. All personal details ar...
In my first blog on passport issues, I discussed the importance of providing notice to taxpayers prior to certifying their seriously delinquent tax debts to the Department of State (DOS). Once the ...
The National Taxpayer Advocate reviewed the Taxpayer Bill of Rights with the four private collection agencies selected for the Private Debt Collection program under the Fixing America’s S...
In 2015, I wrote a blog post analyzing IRS collection performance, looking at the effects of different drivers of collection such as notices, installment agreements, liens, levies, and refund offse...
    The IRS is a few months away from launching new look and feel to the IRS’s website (IRS.gov) and you have an opportunity to review the new Homepage about i...
Many taxpayers work or engage in services that are considered to be a part of the gig or shared economy services. These services often originate through peer-to-peer interactions such as ride-share...
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight today at a hearing entitled, “IRS Reform: Lessons Learned from the National Ta...
"[You] ask people, okay, if you had the choice between trying to find the answer to a government question online, yourself, or just picking up the phone and calling somebody, which would you pre...
The IRS has issued several consumer warnings about the fraudulent use of the IRS name or logo by scamsters trying to gain access to consumers’ financial information in order to steal their identity and assets. Scamsters will use the regular mail, telephone, fax or email to set up their victims. When identity theft takes place over the Internet (email), it is called phishing.
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through email. Unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, or from an IRS-related component such as EFTPS, should be reported to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov.
Additionally, clicking on attachments to or links within an unsolicited email claiming to come from the IRS may download a malicious computer virus onto your computer.
Learn more about identity theft.
Learn how to protect your personal information.
You may also report instances of IRS-related phishing attempts and fraud to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484.