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10/17/2026

Has your student data been exposed?

Hackers stole data from millions of California students who took state tests. The security breach affects current and former students who attended public schools over the last three years.

10/08/2026

The California Franchise Tax Board is very serious about tax collection.

“If I were still controller, I’d have the Franchise Tax Board in a war room right now trying to figure this out,” a former state controller told POLITICO.

10/08/2026

The IRS launched a new free app on September 25, and it does a lot more than the old one.

It's called the IRS app, and it replaces IRS2Go, which had been around since 2011. If you already had IRS2Go with automatic updates on, it should switch over on its own. If not, it's free in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Here's what you can do from your phone now:

Check your refund status, including on amended returns, without calling. See if you owe anything, and make a payment. Read select IRS letters, even if the paper copy got lost in the mail pile. Pull your tax transcripts, which landlords, lenders, and student aid forms often ask for. Get your Identity Protection PIN, which helps keep someone else from filing a return in your name.

A lot of people avoid anything IRS-related because it feels official and hard to understand, so not knowing starts to feel easier than checking. The thing is, the not-knowing usually feels worse than whatever the account says. The app won't change what you owe or what you're owed, but it makes finding out a lot faster.

One safety note: download it only from the official App Store or Google Play listing. The IRS doesn't ask for personal or financial information through unsolicited texts, emails, or pop-ups, so ignore any message that does.

Have you ever put off checking something with the IRS because it felt intimidating? Tell us in the comments. 💚

(Sources: IRS, Vital Law, Journal of Accountancy, Sept. 2026)

10/07/2026

Good behavior is getting rewarded by the IRS 😊

Late-filing and late-payment penalties have long been the part of a tax bill that feels most avoidable in hindsight. On August 10, 2026, the Internal Reven

09/22/2026

Are you STILL waiting for your refund ? You may be held up by the verification process and staff shortages are not helping.

The Internal Revenue Service runs dozens of computer filters designed to catch fraudulent tax returns before a refund goes out the door, and those filters

09/22/2026

Is anyone answering the phones at IRS - well, a few people are, but only 44% of calls were actually answered.

Two numbers came out of the same set of phone lines this filing season, and the IRS published only one of them. The agency’s own measure said 73 percent of

09/19/2026

With identity theft on the rise, IRS issues a warning to all taxpayers. Do you have an identity theft protection pin ?

The IRS has issued an important warning for taxpayers and is urging them to take several steps to protect themselves before the upcoming tax season begins.

09/14/2026

Perhaps the federal government has a point regarding the funding of the MediCal program - it’s shocking that this is just one case of rampant fraud….

A federal court sentenced Paul Richard Randall, 67, of Orange, California, to 30 years in federal prison this month for running a pharmacy billing scheme t

09/09/2026

Interesting fact about today, September 9.

Holiday cheer can lead to a baby boom nine months later.

09/06/2026

Can the reduction in audits all be due to DOGE cuts - or has code simplification played a role also ?

A new Inspector General’s report highlights the impact that staff cuts at the tax agency had on revenue.