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Meissner advises if you are not sure about the validity of the caller you can verify their credentials by requesting that the caller send a letter from IRS about the purpose of the contact. You can call the IRS back at 1-800-829-4933 to verify the credentials but do not use a number provided by the caller.

A legitimate tax preparer will be able to determine eligibility and file for Employer Retention Credits as a part of their customary tax preparation fees and not on a contingency, commission or fee based on a percentage of the credit.

The managing director of the Digital Inclusion Unit of the state Department of Commerce noted the new tax is not in Governor Inslee's budget proposal but represents a new permanent revenue stream for digital equity in Washington state.

Democratic legislator introduces bill to 'help' media, claiming to fight extremism and other factors

The new poll also shows support for legislation banning the sale or transfer of most semiautomatic rifles.

Washington state has the most regressive tax system in the nation, meaning low- and middle-income Washingtonians pay an oversized share of their wages in taxes. That's according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy...

Twenty-four House Republicans have introduced a bill to give manufacturing companies the same lower preferential B&O tax rate as Boeing and the aerospace industry. State Representative Brandon Vick of Felida is the prime sponsor of the bill. ...

Taxes are stressful enough, but tax scams are the most prominent kind of scam out there. Anna Bruggeman with the Better Business Bureau says the most common is the imposter scam. "Scammers pose as IRS agents and they try to instill fear into the victim by demanding money or threatening jail time...