The fake letter appears official, asks residents to call a 1-800 number, and threatens property seizure if a bill isnt paid.

Officials ask taxpayers to make sure their information is correct and complete before filing "to ensure timely processing."

Fraud prevention programs over the past five years have denied payment on more than $119 million.

A letter sent last week to local governments explained that two problems created the need for a one-time special payment.

The extension of the filing deadline follows a computer system outage Tuesday morning.

Hoosiers won't see many differences in the federal taxes they file this year because changes from the tax overhaul bill passed by Congress a few months ago apply to taxes people will file in 2019.

New members of the finance team will be in place on Jan. 9.

The April 18 deadline to pay income tax has come and gone, but taxpayers who missed the deadline aren't off the hook.

The Indiana Department of Revenue is continuing to offer free federal and state filing to taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $62,000 or less.

As tax season begins, the Indiana Department of Revenue is providing taxpayers with advice.