December 28, 2015 Inside This Issue IRS Security Awareness Tax Tip Number 6 Tips for Using Credit Bureaus to Help Protect Your Financial Accounts IRS Security Awareness Tax Tip Number 6 If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, you should contact one of the three major credit bureaus to place a “fraud.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue (Department) has announced that the tax amnesty period that began on November 16th is suspended until December 1st and will run through December 31, 2015 (previously, through December 15, 2015). According to the Department, any amnesty payments received on November 16th or 17th will be applied to the taxpayer’s account.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has announced that the one-month tax amnesty program began on November 16 and will run through December 15. As previously reported (TAXDAY, 2015/11/05, S.8), taxpayers in the following categories are eligible to apply for amnesty: taxpayers who failed to file a tax return or report; taxpayers who failed to report.

Speaking November 3 at the AICPA National Tax Conference, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said that, if Congress increased the IRS’s fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget, his top priority would be to improve taxpayer service. He added that the IRS would need $300 million to restore its telephone response service to the 70-percent level from its.