An independent watchdog within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported Wednesday that while taxpayer services in the U.S. have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases with delays that are 'unconscionable.'
An independent watchdog within the Internal Revenue Service reported Wednesday that while taxpayer services in the U.S. have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases with delays that are "unconscionable."
The report details the federal tax collector's performance in modernizing its technologies, the speed with which it answers its phones and the rate it sends out refund checks, among other things.The time it takes to resolve self-reported identity theft cases has worsened since the previous report in January, when it was nearly 19 months.
In response to the Wednesday report, the IRS said in an emailed statement that "although taxpayers continued to see major improvements from the IRS during the 2024 tax season, the IRS recognizes that the backlog of identity theft cases remains one of the most significant ongoing service gaps." Additional money for the IRS has been politically controversial since 2013 when the agency during the Obama administration was found to have scrutinized political groups that applied for tax-exempt status. A report by the Treasury Department's internal watchdog found that both conservative and liberal groups were chosen for close review.
Police south of Montreal are investigating, and a school centre has asked parents not to allow their children to attend an after-prom party, after 'worrying rumours that unsavoury events were be planned by certain individuals related to drugs and non-consensual sexual acts.'The suit was launched after the Office of the Veterans Ombud found the government had been improperly calculating the disability benefits and pensions of its clients starting in 2003.
Canadian businessman Frank Stronach is facing eight new charges after police say they've identified additional victims as part of an investigation into historical sexual assault allegations.'Worrying rumours' of planned 'non-consensual sexual acts' at after-prom party prompts Quebec police investigation
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WestJet says it may start cancelling flights on Thursday as the airline faces a possible strike by its mechanics the day after.One of Ottawa's largest shopping centres has been placed in receivership over an outstanding $39 million loan by the owner of the property. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice appointed Grant Thornton Limited as receiver and manager of the assets of Ottawa Train Yards on Industrial Avenue.
One week after a 66-year-old woman was killed in B.C.'s Shuswap region, a suspect has been charged with second-degree murder.Vancouver police have released video of a suspect they believe set fire to the entrance of a synagogue last month. Toronto police say a convicted sex offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant befriended a 'vulnerable individual' and concealed their dead body in a Riverside apartment last month.An Ontario mother said it looked like a horror movie when she flicked on the lights of her son’s bedroom to find him projectile vomiting blood after his tonsils were removed at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
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