The Internal Revenue Service has unveiled a new web page on IRS.gov that allows taxpayers to confidentially report suspected tax fraud or evasion, scams, and other tax-related illegal activities.
In a press release, IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano stated that “[i]mprovements to the IRS fraud reporting system…
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