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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Max Baucus says the Senate Finance Committee will investigate the IRS targeting of conservative political groups, joining a growing list of congressional panels looking into the matter. The Finance Committee would be the first in the Democratic-controlled Senate to announce an investigation...

Tax day is coming up and if you have procrastinated to this point, be sure and take the time to limit mistakes that could happen as the deadline approaches. April 15 is the deadline to file your 2012 tax return and the IRS says if you haven't filed yet, take your time because a mistake may delay your refund...

Many of the more than 11 million taxpayers who requested an automatic six-month extension this year have yet to pay. IRS Spokesperson, Karen Connelly says there may be as many as 22,400 Wyoming tax payers whose returns and tax payments are due on Monday...

Taxpayers now have until Tuesday, April 17, to file their 2011 tax returns and pay any tax due because April 15 fell on a Sunday, and Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Internal Revenue Service has told Congress his agency isn't denying tax-exempt status to tea party groups because of their political views. Several of the conservative groups have accused the agency of frustrating their attempts to become tax exempt by sending them lengthy, intrusive questionnaires...

A tax scam by preparers who tempt tax payers to claim the American Opportunity Tax Credit when they really aren't eligible has the IRS issuing a warning. "This is another one of the scams that we've seen emerge. We see scams all year long, but they do tend to peak during filing season...

The Internal Revenues Service lists identity theft as number one on its annual “Dirty Dozen” ranking of tax scams. Its part of a cautionary message going out to taxpayers to be careful this tax season. Regional Spokesperson, Karen Connelly, says another big one to watch for is return preparer fraud...

If you filed your taxes electronically, you may be wondering where your refund is. And, if you visited the IRS website’s “Where’s my refund?” page, you may have been given an error message that says the IRS has no information about your return.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service can't keep up with surging tax cheating and isn't sufficiently collecting revenue or helping confused taxpayers because Congress isn't giving it enough money to do its job, a government watchdog said Wednesday...

For retirees thinking about taxes and the new year, there's a charity distribution benefit that expires this year.