Debt collection

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Private collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to collect overdue tax debts have collected nearly $500 million since 2017, according to a new report, but that’s just a fraction of the over $30 billion owed.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to close a loophole in the CARES Act.

To help taxpayers struggling with the pandemic, the service will suspend most collection activities.

Invoiced users can now transfer overdue invoices to CollBox as a next step, pushing the debt to vetted collections agencies.

A group of Democratic lawmakers, led by presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has written a letter to Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig asking him to enforce a recent law.

The service is offering a direct debit payment option to allow taxpayers to pay off their tax debts.

A new program requiring the IRS to hire collection agencies is falling far short of its goals and putting taxpayers at risk of falling prey to scammers.

The private firms that contract with the Internal Revenue Service to collect overdue tax debts fell short, according to a new TIGTA report.

The private debt collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to help collect overdue tax receivables have some security vulnerabilities, according to a new government report.