Friday, January 09, 2009

TV Converter Box Coupons: New Coupon Applicants Will be Placed on Waiting List Due to High Demand

Starting Sunday, January 4, consumers requesting coupons from the agency's TV Converter Box Coupon Program will be placed on a waiting list and coupons will be mailed on a first-come-first-served basis, as funds from expired coupons become available. TV Converter Box Coupons: New Coupon Applicants Will be Placed on Waiting List Due to High Demand

Job Fair: U.S. Border Patrol to Hold Recruiting Event in Bay City, Mich

The U.S. Border Patrol will hold a recruiting and hiring event in Bay City, Michigan Saturday, January 10, at the Double Tree Hotel at 600 Saginaw St. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Job Fair: U.S. Border Patrol to Hold Recruiting Event in Bay City, Mich

Thursday, January 08, 2009

U.S. Postal Service Launches New Priority Mail Box

Small Flat-Rate Box Gives Customers Another Shipping Option. U.S. Postal Service Launches New Priority Mail Box

Ponzi Scheme: SEC Charges Joseph S. Forte for Conducting Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Philadelphia-area investment fund manager and his firm for conducting a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, and has obtained an emergency court order freezing their assets. Ponzi Scheme: SEC Charges Joseph S. Forte for Conducting Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

IRS: How to Choose a Tax Preparer and Avoid Preparer Fraud

Return preparer fraud involves the preparation and filing of false income tax returns by preparers who claim inflated personal or business expenses, false deductions, unallowable credits or excessive exemptions on returns prepared for their clients. How to Choose a Tax Preparer and Avoid Preparer Fraud

Credit problems, phishing scams, car issues top list of consumer complaints

The Attorney General's Office has released its Top 10 list of consumer complaints for 2008, and it has a familiar look. Complaints about financing, credit and debt collection were the number one category of complaints filed, as they were in 2007. The Consumer Protection Division this year received more than 120,000 calls, letters, e-mails and online complaints in 2008. Credit problems, phishing scams, car issues top list of consumer complaints

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

IRS Begins Tax Season 2009 with Steps to Help Financially Distressed Taxpayers

The Internal Revenue Service today kicked off the 2009 tax filing season by announcing a number of new steps to help financially distressed taxpayers maximize their refunds and speed payments while providing additional help to people struggling to meet their tax obligations. IRS Begins Tax Season 2009 with Steps to Help Financially Distressed Taxpayers