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Consumerist: IRS
gnomeaccountant.jpgWhat's your tax refund for 2007 going to look like? Go to irslogosmall.jpgIf you've moved recently and did not get your refund check, you might want to contact the IRS and see if it was returned as undeliverable.

The IRS currently has $110 million dollars in checks just sitting around gathering dust, waiting for their lost owners to come collect them.

From IRS.gov:
"Taxpayers should not miss out on getting their money back," said Richard Morgante, commissioner of the IRS Wage and Investment Division. "The IRS makes it as easy as possible for taxpayers to update their addresses and claim their refunds."

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The IRS is warning consumers of a new email scam going around posing as the IRS and soliciting donations for the California wildfire victims.

From the IRS:
In an effort to appear legitimate, the bogus e-mails include text from an actual speech about the wildfires by a member of the California Assembly.

The scam e-mail urges recipients to click on a link, which then opens what appears to be the IRS Web site but which is, in fact, a fake. An item on the phony Web site urges donations and includes a link that opens a donation form which requests the recipient's personal and financial information. The IRS also warns that clicking the link downloads malware. "The malware will steal passwords and other account information it finds on the victim's computer system and send them to the scamster."

The IRS asks you to forward this email and any other IRS-related phishing scams you get to phishing@irs.gov.
thankyou.jpgThe IRS is extending deadlines for those of you within the Presidental Disaster Area caused by the wildfires. Taxpayers in the Presidential Disaster Area -- consisting of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties -- will have until Jan. 31, 2008, to file returns, pay taxes and perform other time-sensitive acts.

The extended deadline applies to items due on or after Oct. 21, 2007, when the fires began, and on or before Jan. 31, 2008. This includes the feder