July 2008
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IRS Reminder For Qualifying Retirees and Veterans
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded qualifying retirees and veterans that it is not too late to file for an economic stimulus payment and announced it will send a second set of information packets to 5.2 million people who may be eligible but who have not yet filed for their stimulus payment. The [...]
State Warns of Email Scam Regarding State of Hawaii Tax Refunds
HONOLULU – The State Department of Taxation is warning Hawai‘i taxpayers of a new e-mail scam. Taxpayers are being sent a fraudulent e-mail that claims to be from the State of Hawai‘i Department of Taxation informing them they are due a tax refund. The fraudulent e-mail requires the recipient to go to a Web site [...]
Department Of Taxation 2008 Summer Workshops on Kauai, Big Island, Oahu and Maui
HONOLULU—The Department of Taxation’s Summer Workshops for 2008 will begin in Hilo on Friday, August 22. The remaining workshops on Maui, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and in Kona will be held within the following weeks (see schedule on following page). All workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. Topics include Tax Services and Processing [...]
Scammers Use e-Mail, Fax to Pose as IRS
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service cautions taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new wave of scams using the IRS name in identity theft e-mails, or phishing, that have circulated during the last two months. In May and June alone, taxpayers reported almost 700 separate phishing incidents to the IRS. In 2008 so [...]
