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The IRS Whistleblower Program paid whistleblowers 121 awards totaling $88.8 million in fiscal 2023, up from $37.8 million the previous year.

Some participants will get a letter next month outlining a potential settlement offer.

An influential advisory committee to the Internal Revenue Service is asking Congress to regulate noncredentialed tax preparers and boost funding for the IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate.

The Internal Revenue Service isn't doing enough to help victims of identity theft receive their tax refunds, according to a report from National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, and its statistics on answering phone calls are misleading.

Disaster planning; the flipside of an Employee Retention Credit mess; the QoE; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service issued an unusual public apology to the hedge fund manager for failing to protect his confidential tax data from being stolen and leaked to the media by a contractor now in prison.

The Internal Revenue Service switched over from focusing its audits on taxpayers earning $10 million or more to those earning $400,000 or more after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Many plan participants told the U.S. Government Accountability Office they didn't understand their four main options — or the potential tax consequences.

The Treasury Department provided formal notification to Russian authorities that it's partially suspending a tax treaty as relations worsen over the war in Ukraine.

Notice 2024-55 from the IRS explains exceptions to the additional tax for certain emergencies, and for victims of domestic abuse.

The Internal Revenue Service released a revised draft version of Form 6765, the Credit for Increasing Research Activities, in response to feedback.

The IRS will deny tens of thousands more pandemic-era employee credit claims it deems potentially fraudulent in the coming weeks, as it remains in a holding pattern for processing new claims.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to begin slowly paying some of its older claims for the fraud-plagued Employee Retention Credit this summer, but is not lifting its moratorium.

Reform's many aspects; healing your energy; BOI deadline problem; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service is easing the rules for claiming a tax refund tied to a claim for the research and development tax credit.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements for clean energy projects and jobs to qualify for tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued guidance answering questions related to educational assistance programs.

The Internal Revenue Service is setting up a new unit to target the use of basis shifting between related parties as a way for partnerships to avoid paying taxes.

For tax pros, the IRS is also hosting recruiting events at its Nationwide Tax Forums.

The Internal Revenue Service is postponing both filing and payment deadlines.