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Small business owners have been hampered by complicated tax forms and processes that kept them from claiming pandemic-related tax credits and payroll tax deferrals.

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The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to pilot test virtual visits with paid tax preparers through videoconferencing technology as a way to reduce the number of errors in claims for refundable tax credits in a new government report.

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Over one-fourth of the nearly 1,700 cases were violations that usually led to employees being suspended, fired or resigning.

Congress gave billions of dollars in tax credits to employers, but now the IRS needs to step up its compliance efforts, according to a GAO report.

The Internal Revenue Service has been auditing fewer taxpayers since 2010, according to a new report, but audit rates have been plunging the most for higher-income taxpayers.

Only a tiny fraction of those who could file their taxes for free are actually accessing the no-cost program, according to a new watchdog report.

The service has been under pressure from Congress and accounting groups to perform better as another hectic tax season comes to a close.

The Employer-Provided Child Care Credit can save employers with eligible expenses more money in taxes than using a deduction alone, and it also helps employees, according to a new report.

Much of the data necessary for compliance is unavailable, according to a new report.

A GAO report finds that the regulations were burdensome for multinational companies, even though they saved through lower tax rates.

Estimates suggest that the total of the net operating loss refunds may eventually top $25 billion.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to take action to avoid processing delays this filing season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new government report.

Colleges and universities that changed from for-profit businesses into tax-exempt nonprofits are prompting questions about the continuing involvement of former owners and officials.

There are signs of a slowdown in the economy as businesses continue to struggle with rising COVID-19 infections across the country.

The pandemic is throwing a monkey wrench into plans for the Internal Revenue Service to reorganize itself to provide better taxpayer service.

Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig heard complaints from lawmakers about their constituents missing stimulus payments.

But the federal government has been able to correct some of its earlier missteps, like sending millions of stimulus checks to the deceased, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The Trump administration said it’s recovered almost 70 percent of $1.6 billion in relief payments mistakenly sent to dead people.