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The Internal Revenue Service is reopening access Tuesday to its Direct File free online tax prep system after temporarily closing it to new users.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice granting an administrative exemption from the electronic filing requirements for the Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons.

The IRS is particularly interested in applications covering Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Puerto Rico.

Planners who recommend the increasingly popular charitable vehicles could face penalties for what's currently a pretty common practice in the industry, experts say.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a FAQ on a program that offers help to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced discrimination by the USDA in farm lending.

The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File pilot program has expanded beyond internal testing of its free tax prep system to taxpayers in a dozen states.

The agency will begin three to four dozen new audits this spring to see if inappropriate deductions were made.

The Internal Revenue Service will be scrutinizing the use of corporate jets, focusing on big corporations and partnerships, as well as high-income taxpayers.

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit has been investigating bogus claims for the Employee Retention Credit and educating tax pros about the problems they can encounter.

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