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A new TIGTA report finds that inappropriate selection criteria at the agency might also have ensnared liberal groups.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee said they were “taken aback” to find out the Internal Revenue Service has recently signed a $7.25 million contract with Equifax for verifying taxpayer identities after the company admitted to a massive data breach exposing the personal information of approximately half of all Americans.

The Internal Revenue Service released guidance Wednesday to give tax relief to residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have evacuated the islands or were unable to return because of Hurricanes Irma or Maria.

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Most other aspects of the system will remain operational.

The IRS has extended relief for forced sales of livestock by a year.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to fix problems with its examination of estate and gift tax returns, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service is lending a hand to victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria by offering temporary relief from some requirements of the tax code to owners and operators of low-income housing projects who have room to shelter some of the displaced people.

Donald Trump soon will get to choose a new leader for the IRS, a person who may have two high-profile and sensitive jobs: helping implement the president’s proposed tax cuts and overseeing an audit of his tax returns.

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The Internal Revenue Service’s Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement Program is looking for comments on a proposed revision to the template for advance pricing agreements.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for people who are interested in serving as U.S. members of arbitration boards, along with non-U.S. citizens who would like to serve as arbitration board chairs, for U.S. tax treaties providing mandatory binding arbitration.

Changing due dates, missing info, legislative uncertainty and host of other factors are pushing more returns than ever to October.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance to make sure it’s reaching underserved populations, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual update describing the 2017-2018 special per diem rates that taxpayers can use to substantiate the amount of ordinary and necessary business expenses they incur while traveling away from home.

Examiners can now accept the reported Adjusted ASC 730 Financial Statement R&D for eligible taxpayers.

A step-by-step guide for when the service wants more money from a taxpayer.

Rev. Proc. 2017-52 opens up a new area for PLRs.

The Internal Revenue Service has proposed regulations allowing truncated Taxpayer Identification Numbers on the Form W-2 to help protect people’s Social Security Numbers from identity theft.

Victims of Irma are getting more help from the Internal Revenue Service.