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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Here's a bright spot amid the doom and gloom of the government's automatic spending cuts: They shouldn't delay tax refunds.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Tax season is officially here; Wednesday marked the first day most Americans were eligible to begin filing their taxes with the Internal Revenue Service.

Friday, December 14, 2012  New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is encouraging parents saving for college to contribute to a 529 plan before the end of the year.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Taxpayers had two extra days this year because April 15 fell on a Sunday, and Monday was Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits.

Friday, March 30, 2012  With tax season in full swing, taxpayers could be overlooking one very important credit that could mean extra cash from the IRS.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Hundreds of you have unclaimed cash out there and you may not even know it.

Friday, January 20, 2012  A 45-year-old Watertown man who owns a commercial floor-cleaning business has been sentenced to three years' probation, six months of home confinement, and $88,000 in restitution for income tax evasion.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Taxpayers will get a few extra days to file their taxes this year thanks to something that happened back in 1862.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 9,662 New Yorkers who are due to receive a combined $23.9 million in the form of refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  IRS says hundreds of NY not-for-profits will lose tax exempt status

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Don't look for tax forms and instructions in your mailbox next year. The Internal Revenue Service has decided to stop mailing them because so many people now file electronically.