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The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry as part of their Security Summit initiative, reported significant progress Tuesday in the battle against tax-related identity theft, with new steps planned for next tax season.

The Internal Revenue Service said that for the upcoming 2018 filing season, it‎ will not accept electronically filed tax returns where the taxpayer does not address the health coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act, the first tax season it has refused to accept such returns.‎

The service will also be warning preparers about due diligence requirements.

The Internal Revenue Service has needed to significantly cut back a program that automatically followed up with people who failed to file a tax return, due to budget constraints, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has suspended its $7.25 million contract with Equifax after the company admitted to finding a malware link on its website on the heels of a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 146 million people in the U.S.

Certain transactions will be subject to new guidelines, and more questions.

The IRs has pushed back a number of deadlines for those affected by the fires.

Hung Ha, 41, was convicted of threatening a federal official after aggressively seeking a tax refund.

Efficiencies could have freed up $67 million in tech spending, a TIGTA study finds.

The IRS is warning of yet another dangerous phishing scheme.