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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued two new FAQs providing guidance on key taxpayer compliance measures. Areas covered in the FAQs ...

Ever tried filing taxes, opening a U.S. bank account, or applying for a loan and hit a wall because you don’t have a Social Security Number? That’s where a taxpayer identification number (or TIN) can ...

Our Financial Services and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Teams examine the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s new customer identification program (CIP) exemption that allows ...

Regulators on Friday issued an order exempting banks from the requirement to collect taxpayer identification numbers, or TINs, directly from customers before opening an account under the Customer ...

Noncitizens who do not have a social security number can and do use a taxpayer identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to file tax returns, contrary to posts online that ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has recently issued thousands of tax identification numbers to ineligible people and, in some cases, IRS managers condoned the practice, ...

IRS opens PTIN renewal for 800,000 tax pros—those who miss the deadline face penalties, delays, and possible disciplinary ...

Each taxpayer in the U.S. needs to have a unique nine-digit number that can identify them to the IRS. Many Americans use their Social Security number, or SSN, to confirm their identity on tax returns ...