involving a bogus refound. the agency says thousands have been targeted by the trick. tom costello has more on what you need to be on the lookout for. it s a new twist on an old scam. the reason of this call is to inform you that the irs is file ago lawsuit against you for tax fraud. an automated call claim to go by the irs threatening arrest if the taxpayer doesn t return an irs refund. but here is what s different. the victim actuallies has received an irs refund that the scammers have filed on his or her behalf. now the scammers want the money. call us back on our department number. 202-629 here is how it works. the scammers hack into employers or tax preparers computers stealing personal and bank account information. they then file a false tax return and request a refund check or direct deposit into the real taxpayer s bank account. then, posing as the irs or collection agency, the scammers contact the victim by e-mail or phone to go after the money.
district that s rural. you know, it really doesn t divide on rural or urban as much as it does making sure that almost every single american gets a tax cut, joe. when you look at it, the tax policy center, who is a nonpartisan analysis, said that less than 5% of the american people would not get a tax break. some of those, obviously, in new york and california where state and local tax was the biggest issue. but for my constituents, the average taxpayer will get over a $2,000 refund check that they wouldn t have got under a democrat administration. so, it s a good day for my district. not just my district. from coast to coast, for the vast majority of americans. they re going to get more of their money back in their pocket to spend it. but it s good to be with you this morning. look forward to talking about tax policy. obviously, just a few feet from
good morning. i m reena ninan. hello to you all. i m t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we re following on world news now. france fighting back against terror as the country overwhelmingly approving extending air strikes against isis in iraq. it comes as french investigators track down a potential suspect linked to the attacks in paris. we ve got details just ahead. a warning to taxpayers about to file their returns. the irs budget is cut so much your refund check will be sent out late. customer service operators will be slow to answer calls and fewer audits will be conducted. assault charges against u.s. women s soccer team goalie hope solo has been dismissed days before the trial was set to begin. the charges from an altercation with her half sister and nephew
area and expanded to five locations with 30 employees. it is a staple not just for new orleans residents, but people around the world who want to keep the peace wherever they go and lauren joins us live. thank you so much for joining me. thanks for having me. i made full disclosure. everyone knows i love new orleans. come visit! i will be there soon. i think what is awesome is that you took your refund check where people wonder do they go on vacation or put it in savings? what do they do with the money, it is actually your money, but what do you do with it? how did you turn the $2000 thousand from money into this business? i knew i wanted more for my family. y and could have paid the mortgage or gone on vacation but i wanted more than living paycheck to paycheck. i printed a bunch bunch of t-shirts. if i didn t sell them all, i
anyway, it sounds really boring. let me explain and you might be excited, too. the earned income tax credit, the eitc is a tax refund for people who earn under a certain threshold annually. so, if you earn under $51,567, you automatically get an extra refund check from uncle sam. so the average worker got anywhere from $2,000 to $6,000 back in 2012 depending on how much she made whether she s married, how many kids she has. what i m suggesting along with many others is that more people should get more money back through the eitc. here s why the earned income tax credit is a more effective way of attacking poverty. the congressional budget office found that if the federal wage were increased to $10.10 as obama as proposed, 19% of the gains in income would go to workers below the poverty line.