Montgomery Community Media

The website Niche has ranked North Potomac as the 13th best U.S. suburb to raise a family, as well as the best place to live in Maryland. In an email, Jessica Hair, who works in media relations for Niche said, “North Potomac rose to #13 by excelling in factors like area public schools, cost of living, […]

At the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) every day is a celebration of business. Lucky for us, we get one week a year to go above and beyond to recognize the critical contributions of the Upcounty’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. This year, the IRS marked the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) National Small Business Week […]

The deadline for Maryland 2017 tax returns has been extended to tonight, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot announced today. The April 18 is in response to the outage of the IRS’ online tax processing and payment platform yesterday, according to a news release from Franchot’s office. The IRS encountered issues Tuesday morning with its online system. […]

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers of a scam that involves erroneous tax refunds being deposited into their bank accounts. One version of the scam, according to the IRS, involves criminals posing as debt collection agency officials on behalf of the IRS.  They contact taxpayers to say a refund was deposited in error, and […]

Officials are warning businesses about a new scam involving W-2 forms. Thieves are gaining access to employee W-2’s to access sensitive information. W-2 scams put workers at risk for tax-related identity theft. The IRS recommends that all employers educate employees about this scheme, especially those in human resources and payroll departments. Here are five warning […]

Maryland Comptroller, Peter Franchot, is urging residents to avoid downloading links to questionnaires that utilizes the emblems from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Internal Revenue Service due to a new phishing scheme. The scam email uses what appears to be an official sign from both the IRS and FBI and prompts users to select […]

Two Montgomery County post offices will be open late today to receive tax forms. Open till 6 p.m.: White Flint Mall, 11301 Rockville Pike, Kensington, Md. 20895-9997 Open till 6 p.m.: Silver Spring Main Station, 8653 16th Street Open till 7:30 p.m.: Suburban Window Service, 16501 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, Md. 20898-9996   The Postal […]

Starting in 2017 employers and small businesses face an earlier filing deadline of January 31 for Forms W-2. The new January 31 filing deadline also applies to certain Forms 1099-MISC reporting non-employee compensation such as payments to independent contractors. Also of note is that the IRS must also hold some refunds until February 15. A […]

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot announced on Tuesday that Maryland will begin processing personal income tax returns for Tax Year 2015 on January 19, the same day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting returns. Business tax returns will be accepted and processing will begin on January 9th. “Processing claims promptly and returning taxpayer refunds immediately […]

Identity theft is a growing problem across the country and right here in Maryland. In fact, over 275 people attended an identity theft and fraud prevention forum earlier this month in Germantown. The standing-room only event at the BlackRock Center for the Arts was hosted by Congressman John Delaney and featured one-on-one advice from over […]