
When rebate checks were distributed to Americans this Summer the IRS only cut checks to citizens whose names and social security numbers matched. The IRS recently announced they would be
issuing overdue checks to 250,000 couples that qualified for the stimulus but were overlooked because of mismatched names and social security numbers.
If one person decides to change their name after marriage, the change should be reported to the Social Security Administration so their social security number matches the new legal name.

Conservative pastors aren't waiting for the IRS to pick a fight— they're taking the fight to the IRS by asserting their self-declared constitutional
right to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
The Alliance Defense Fund, which calls itself the antithesis of the ACLU, has organized "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." On September 28, recruited religious leaders will give political sermons, endorsing or opposing politicians by name and in violation of their nonprofit status.

Two false warnings issued by a local registrar of elections in Virginia may have
prevented students from registering to vote. The written warning, issued during an Obama-supporter voter registration drive at Virginia Tech, incorrectly cited dire consequences if students register on campus — namely, that parents could not claim the students as dependents and that the students would risk losing scholarships or health insurance coverage. The IRS released a statement explaining that there is no risk of losing dependent status, while the state board of elections said it will modify and clarify
murky guidelines.

Feeling guilty about that autographed box set of the third season of Lost you just scored on eBay? Think you can hide it and no one will know? Well thanks to the
big housing bailout bill signed by Bush (to "little fanfare") the quietness could be because of this little
sneaky addition buried deep inside:Your merchant bank will now be required to send a report to IRS and to you with your total annual gross payment card receipts.

The IRS didn't do itself any favors by publishing very precise schedules for sending stimulus payments to expectant Americans. There have been numerous issues throughout the process and the schedule didn't turn out to be as accurate as the IRS had hoped.
Direct deposit payments started making their way to bank accounts back in late April, and taxpayers with social security numbers ending anywhere from 64-99 will receive their checks over the next few weeks (64-75, your check is supposed to be mailed no later than tomorrow!).

IRS employees haven't had the chance to be bored at work since the economic stimulus plan was announced this year. The IRS fielded six times the call volume during the week of May 24 than the same week last year, which meant extensive waiting time for callers.
A new
report from the Government Accountability Office makes it clear that any consumer spending resulting from the checks may be outweighed by expensive processing and administration costs of the checks.

Q: What does a Las Vegas bouncer have in common with Mike Huckabee?
A: An extreme distaste for the IRS and Paris Hilton's number on speed dial.
Okay, maybe not that last one, but the suspected
tax-evading bouncers at the Vegas nightclub Pure might be in favor of ol' Mike Huckabee after the IRS raided the club this week, confiscating computers.