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The U.S. Government is cracking down on any sites using the characters "IRS" in their domain names. Notable sites they are apparently going after IRS.COM, IRS.NET and IRS.ORG. Many other sites possible.
They passed this bill 407-7 in the U.S. House of Representatives today.
More here about this on News.com at:
http://news.com.com/House+vote+targ...e-mails/2100-1028_3-6176994.html?tag=nefd.top
Another story with more background info here:
http://news.com.com/Bill+would+ban+site+names+mimicking+U.S.+agencies/2100-1028_3-6176659.html
The IRS is saying they are working with the Treasury Inspector General about possibly reviewing issues with IRS.COM, IRS.NET and IRS.ORG:
http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=168574,00.html
Didn't I see someone with a thread selling IRS.NET here on DNF yesterday? Maybe he/she knew this legislation was coming down...
"âThere is one legitimate IRS site: IRS.gov,â said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. âAlways check carefully and make sure you know what Web site you are using.â
Because .com, .net and .org are such common parts of Internet addresses, taxpayers may automatically or inadvertently type these extensions, instead of .gov, into the address line of their Web browser when trying to find the genuine IRS Web site.
Following recent concerns that Internet sites may be causing confusion among taxpayers, the IRS is working with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration on this matter. TIGTA has authority to review issues protecting the integrity of tax administration, including impersonation of the IRS. The IRS and TIGTA are committed to ensuring that taxpayers are not misled."
They passed this bill 407-7 in the U.S. House of Representatives today.
More here about this on News.com at:
http://news.com.com/House+vote+targ...e-mails/2100-1028_3-6176994.html?tag=nefd.top
Another story with more background info here:
http://news.com.com/Bill+would+ban+site+names+mimicking+U.S.+agencies/2100-1028_3-6176659.html
The IRS is saying they are working with the Treasury Inspector General about possibly reviewing issues with IRS.COM, IRS.NET and IRS.ORG:
http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=168574,00.html
Didn't I see someone with a thread selling IRS.NET here on DNF yesterday? Maybe he/she knew this legislation was coming down...
"âThere is one legitimate IRS site: IRS.gov,â said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. âAlways check carefully and make sure you know what Web site you are using.â
Because .com, .net and .org are such common parts of Internet addresses, taxpayers may automatically or inadvertently type these extensions, instead of .gov, into the address line of their Web browser when trying to find the genuine IRS Web site.
Following recent concerns that Internet sites may be causing confusion among taxpayers, the IRS is working with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration on this matter. TIGTA has authority to review issues protecting the integrity of tax administration, including impersonation of the IRS. The IRS and TIGTA are committed to ensuring that taxpayers are not misled."