Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as “federal public benefits,” which will bar some immigrant taxpayers from receiving them, even if they file and pay taxes and would otherwise qualify. Tax experts say immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents as children, […]
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTVO) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Tuesday that over 1.1 million people have unclaimed tax return refunds, including 44,500 in Illinois. A deadline is approaching to claim them before the money becomes the property of the Treasury Department. According to IRS estimates, there are more than…
A Minnesota man received nearly $20 million in undeserved tax refunds after filing false claims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Caesar Munir Wilson was charged with conspiracy to file false claims for tax refunds, filing a false claim for a tax refund, money laundering and bank fraud. Federal prosecutors…