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The Internal Revenue Service has prevailed in U.S. Tax Court in a case involving an Arizona jewelry store business that received a tax break by insuring itself for millions of dollars, in part against the risk of terrorism.

Back to school; a possible bitcoin bubble; good uses for reverse audits; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

‘Refund locks’ would make taxpayer information useless to identity thieves.

Vacancies are available for several three-year terms.

A number of IRS services will be unavailable over the holiday.

The Internal Revenue Service revoked an unidentified hospital’s tax exemption in February for failing to conduct a community health needs assessment, in a sign of possible trouble for other nonprofit health care organizations.

This weekend’s outages for IRS e-Services have been postponed.

Repatriation wrinkles; PLR pricetags; state and local tax info; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

A group of five Republican members on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee wrote a letter Thursday to Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen urging the IRS to stop rehiring former employees who had previous conduct or performance issues.

The Internal Revenue Service spent the extra $290 million appropriated by Congress last year to improve taxpayer service and cybersecurity and safeguard against identity theft, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service could have collected over $1 million from federal contractors who owe back taxes if it included them in a special levy program, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has seen a surge in recent years of taxpayers underpaying their estimated taxes and paying the penalty for it.

The American Institute of CPAs is recommending a set of changes to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed partnership audit regulations.

A checklist for clients who are looking to launch a new business.

The IRS is notifying taxpayers with certain numbers that they need to renew.

Forms 2290 for heavy vehicles used in July and later face a filing deadline.

The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t have a cloud technology strategy and didn’t adhere to federal government policy when it implemented a cloud service, according to a new report.

Starting a practice; recruiting only gets tougher; deducting vacation; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The tools will be unavailable for several days later this month.

Phishing e-mails that look like they come from tax prep software are aiming for practitioners.