IRS Phone App Released
The IRS has just released a new app in time for the tax season. The app will allow users to check refunds and review new information.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has entered the mobile age with Android and iPhone applications that allow taxpayers to check refunds and get new information.
Released on Monday, the IRS2Go application can be found and downloaded for free on the Apple App Store or Android Marketplace.
“This new smart phone app reflects our commitment to modernizing the agency and engaging taxpayers where they want when they want it,” stated IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman in a press release. “As technology evolves and younger taxpayers get their information in new ways, we will keep innovating to make it easy for all taxpayers to access helpful information.”
The IRS joined the social media revolution in 2009 with a YouTube page, began using Twitter last year, and they even put out a tax tips podcast.
The new mobile app, which is one of only a handful put out by the federal government, promises to a safe and secure way to help… continue reading
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Citizens Warned of ID Theft
The police in Texas are warning people to be careful with their personal information in order to avoid identity theft. They specifically warn against carrying your Social Security card with you.
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Just weeks before Christmas, while shopping in San Angelo, a woman set her purse down in a store.
When she realized that it was missing, it soon occurred to her that not just her purse, but her personal items were gone.
“You don’t realize how personal all that personal stuff is until someone takes it, and you don’t know who has it,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified.
She canceled her credit cards, and her bank put her in a special program to watch her account, but some items are more difficult to fix.
“I had my grandkids’ Ident-a-Kid cards in my wallet,” she said, “That bothered me more than anything.”
While losing her grandchildren’s identification cards was a… continue reading
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