Tonight “The American Tax Cheat” premieres on CNBC at 8pm central. From this morning’s Today Show segment, 15% of tax payers have admitted to cheating on their tax returns.
How can you figure out or assure that the company you’re using is on the level? It’s a difficult task… The IRS is starting to help you out a little bit. They’re starting a program where they’re registering tax preparers and you can look at this kind of as a good housekeeping seal of approval. About 600,000 tax preparers signed up with them but there are over 900,000 in the United States and there are a lot of people who claim to be things they aren’t.
Your other option would be to go with a free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) that’s already certified by the IRS. In fact, all volunteers that are preparing your taxes are trained and certified themselves to make sure they are giving you the most refund you can get accurately and legally.
Neighborhood Tax Centers is one of these programs. Learn more on www.neighborhood-centers.org/tax or call 2-1-1 to find the location nearest you!
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Interesting numbers regarding the amount of people who have admitted to cheating on their tax returns. I hope people realize the implications if they are audited.