Consumer Alert – Tax Refund and Economic Stimulus Payment

The IRS warns taxpayers to be on the alert for e-mails and phone calls they may receive which claim to come from the IRS or other federal agency and which mention their tax refund or economic stimulus payment.

Companies That Have Changed Their Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Below is a list of employers that have announced significant changes to their defined benefit pension plans this year according to Pension Rights Center. Changes include plan terminations, plan freezes for new and/or current employees, and changes to the formula by which pension benefits are calculated.

Rights for Victims of Financial Crimes

As a victim of crime, your assistance is important to ensure that justice is achieved. Investigations of financial crime may be complex and involve several law enforcement agencies. The criminal justice process ensures that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a criminal court.

Debt Relief Services…Make Sure You Get The Facts

If you’ve maxed out your credit cards and don’t know how you’re going to pay off your debts, you may think that a company that promises to erase the debt for pennies on the dollar is the answer to your prayers. Not true! Debt negotiation can be risky, and it can have serious, long-term consequences for your credit report and your ability to get credit in the future.

Mortgage Debt Forgiveness

If your mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 – 2012, you may be able to claim special tax relief and exclude the debt forgiveness income.

Don’t Assume It’s Too Late…

Don’t assume it’s too late to apply for additional scholarships. While some scholarship deadlines have passed already, there are many with late spring or summer deadlines.