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Berkeley County Deputies Warn Against IRS Phone Scams

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, they’ve recently received numerous reports of IRS scammers calling area homeowners. During the phone call, the scammer generally tells the potential victim that he or she owes money to the IRS. Failure to pay will result in jail time or a lawsuit, the caller claims. Below, is an actual recording sent to a Berkeley County […]

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Berkeley County man arrested on tax charges

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Ralph Lewis Cooper, Jr., 49, a resident of Berkeley County,  was arrested Monday on income tax charges. SC Department of Revenue (DOR) investigators charged Cooper with four counts of attempting to evade or defeat taxes.  He is being held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Berkeley County SC pending a bond hearing. For tax years 2008 through 2011, […]

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IRS: 2014 refunds ahead of last year

By the end of February, more than 48 million tax refunds had been issued the IRS recently announced – an increase of 5.6 percent compared to the same time last year. As of Feb. 28, the average refund this year is $3,034, up 3 percent compared to the average refund amount for the same time last year. Almost 88 percent […]