UBS settlement

High-level negotiations between the U.S. and Switzerland have resulted in an out-of-court settlement in the IRS’s dispute with Swiss banking giant UBS AG over the identities of U.S. account holders. The U.S. and Switzerland agreed to resolve the dispute under the framework of their existing tax treaty. The Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) will expeditiously process requests for information...

August 29th, 2009 by The Tax Man 

What to do if you haven’t received a W-2 from your employer

1. Contact your employer. If you have not received your Form W-2, contact your employer to inquire if and when the W-2 was mailed.  If it was mailed, it may have been returned to the employer because of an incorrect or incomplete address.  After contacting the employer, allow a reasonable amount of time for them to resend or to issue the W-2. Image by Ewan-M via Flickr 2. Contact the IRS....

March 28th, 2009 by The Tax Man