IRS

The agency is making progress on its backlog of unprocessed tax returns, as it's asked by the Institute to extend its recent penalty relief through the end of the year.

Forgiveness; great sums of money; shell game; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Collection employees are mostly respecting the restrictions, but don't always understand their complexities.

The ruling lets a cryptocurrency holder take the service to court over the service gathering private information about him without a lawful subpoena.

The Institute of CPAs is updating its Statements on Standards for Tax Services and wants the IRS to hold off on renaming "virtual currency" as "digital asset" on tax forms.

The tax agency will automatically issue the refunds or credits for most of the fees by the end of September.

The service is providing relief to most individual and business taxpayers who filed their 2019 or 2020 returns late due to the pandemic.

Rich Americans are hiding "vast amounts of income" from the Internal Revenue Service by exploiting a "deeply troubling" loophole in FATCA, according to a Senate report.

The agency has become a target of GOP lawmakers in recent weeks after President Biden signed a new spending law with funding for tax enforcement, technology upgrades and taxpayer service.

Scare tactics about the IRS; marketing for one; a new blog; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Inflation Reduction Act has highlighted the perpetual tension within the agency between helping taxpayers and auditing them.

There are several key strategic considerations for the in-house practitioner to put their company in a strong position to resolve a tax dispute.

To expand the affordability of energy-efficient vehicles for U.S. consumers, the law made changes to the tax credit for all-electric cars and hybrid plug-ins.

The service's Appeals office is asking taxpayers and tax pros to weigh in on its final guidelines for use of its video meeting option.

The chair of the Ways & Means Oversight subcommittee sent a letter asking for details from the IRS on how it will enforce tax law with new funding.

Commissioner Rettig is promising not to use the nearly $80 billion his agency will be receiving to increase audits of small businesses or taxpayers who earn less than $400,000.

Lawmakers are urging the IRS to avoid delays and staff shortages ahead of the 2023 tax-filing period, and receiving support from the AICPA.

The strategic plan will provide a roadmap for what has been the largest dedicated funding stream provided to the IRS in decades.

The moment Biden signed the bill was effectively the starting gun for a race to write new policies to implement its clean energy tax credits, climate programs and environmental mandates.

Crypto accounting; DOJ still at it; IRS.gov problems; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.