The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department warns scammers are actively targeting individuals through phone calls, emails, or text messages pretending to be from a bank, law enforcement agency, or government office such as the FBI or IRS. Victims are pressured into believing their money is at risk....

Yet again another familiar, but disappointing, reminder that the holidays are over: the start of tax season. As the IRS is now accepting and processing returns for the year 2022, the light at the end of the tunnel otherwise known as California State University, Northridge’s VITA Clinic returns as well. The Volunteer...

The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs reminds taxpayers that March 16 is Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Awareness Day. The IRS’ VITA program, in operation for over 50 years, provides free, basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals: —...

By Brandi Buchman WASHINGTON (CN) — Funds will start flowing to millions of kids and their families beginning July 15 courtesy of the newly expanded Child Tax Credit, the White House announced Monday. Though it is temporary, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury will issue...

WASHINGTON — The federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday. The IRS will be providing formal guidance in the coming days. “This...

The Internal Revenue Service on Friday released a new “simple tax return” for non-taxpayers to fill out to receive their $1,200 “economic impact payments” per the CARES Act. The simple tax return is designed specifically for people not already in the IRS system, including those...

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Friday that the federal deadline for Americans to file taxes has been moved from April 15 to July 15 in light of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. “All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interests...

The Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program or VITA will offer free income tax preparation by IRS-certified volunteers at the Santa Clarita United Methodist Church from February 3 through April 15. The service will be available at the Saugus church Mondays and Wednesdays...

College of the Canyons business accounting students will provide free tax preparation services to qualifying low- and moderate-income residents as part of the federal government’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 13. The volunteer program is sponsored...

A Valencia man convicted of filing a federal tax return that failed to report income he received by having his company pay for personal expenses has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. Walter Daniel Prezioso, 47, the former vice president and manager of the now-defunct GSP Precision, Inc.,...