The CyberGuy offers advice to protect your data from IRS scammers
Scammers try to impersonate everything and everyone. They should email you for money pretending to be your boss and claim that your Microsoft account has been hacked or that you sent a phishing link for fake package delivery. However, the most common type of spoofing scam occurs when a bad actor posses as a government […]
Tax refunds up about $200 per person from IRS in 2025: What the numbers show – AL.com
According to the latest IRS statistics, average tax refunds have increased by almost 6% since this point last year. IRS data on March 7 shows an average refund amount of $3,324 for 2025, an increase of $179, at $3,145 for 2024. Compared to 43 million people in 2024, there was an increase of 43.6 million […]
IRS still sending $1,400 stimulus checks — here’s how to see if you’re eligible
You may still be eligible for a stimulus check from the government, but you run out of time with less than 30 days left to charge your credit. The IRS issues a Recovery Rebate Credit To taxpayers who did not request stimulus payments on their 2021 tax returns. From December 2024, the federal government said […]
Scott Bessent Hires the Hunter Biden IRS Whistleblowers to Senior Roles in Treasury Dept.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent on Tuesday said the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower who spoke in the Hunter Biden incident was hired as a senior adviser to the Treasury Department. “We are pleased to be welcomed by the Treasury Department and to help promote much-needed cultural reform within the IRS,” Bescent said in writing. “These veteran […]
Hunter Biden IRS whistleblowers promoted at Treasury
IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler allegedly the Justice Department slowed down the investigation into Hunter Biden – was promoted to the Treasury Department's leadership position on Tuesday. The Treasury said in a press release that the two, who spent years investigating the Biden tax evasion case, came to the department as senior advisers […]
Treasury to cut IRS taxpayer advocate staff
The Trump administration intends to cut down on the offices of National Taxpayer Advocates (NTAs). The third time announced staffing cuts at the Internal Revenue Service, which is amid a broader initiative to significantly reduce the federal workforce. In response to a hill's question about NTA's reductions to the workforce, he reported to Congress about […]
IRS whistleblowers who investigated Hunter Biden — and were ostracized — are promoted at Treasury Department
IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler crushed Hunter Biden's lover's deals on tax crimes before being subsequently kicked out of the case and expelled, but were promoted to the leadership position of the Treasury Department. That's sweet evidence for a veteran investigator who has endured two years of retaliation since blowing away the whisper […]
‘‘Delete’ is one of their favorite terms’: Inside DOGE’s IRS takeover ahead of tax season – WTOP
The IRS disruption began last month shortly after the first Doge Envoy arrived at the agency's Washington, DC headquarters. Doge cuts using the IRS. Here's what the employee says: The former Internal Revenue Service worker leaves the office after being fired in downtown Denver, Colorado on February 20th. The former Internal Revenue Service worker leaves […]
IRS to pause modernization efforts under Trump
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has suspended operational overhauls launched during the Biden administration and plans to make changes to the workforce, the Treasury Secretary said in a call with a reporter on Friday. Treasury officials said U.S. tax collection agencies have the opportunity to put in a strategic suspension on modernization efforts. Officials have […]
Average taxpayer refunds are larger than a year ago, IRS says
Sen. R-Fla's Sen. Rick Scott places emphasis on massive leaks from former IRS contractors and argues there is a double standard for ultimate accountability. New data from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) The average tax refunds received by American taxpayers during the previous 2024 tax return season shows that they are higher than what they paid […]