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The Internal Revenue Service backlog is adding to long delays in processing carryback refunds of net operating losses claimed by companies during the pandemic.

Republicans in Congress have written the service questioning the use of ID.me, and introduced a bill that would ban the practice.

A group of lawmakers teamed up Thursday to introduce bipartisan legislation that aims to create a workable structure for taxing purchases made with cryptocurrency.

U.S. officials are seeking a judge’s authorization for an immediate government levy to help pay his $1.4 billion tax bill.

The additional staff are to help the agency navigate what will likely be one of the most challenging tax filing seasons in years, according to a person familiar with the plans.

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The service is working on text bots and chat bots to improve access, and managing issues around the ACTC and EIPs.

The service issued a set of frequently asked questions Monday for filing season, with new material added on the expanded Child Tax Credit.

A group representing managers at the service is pushing back against demands to stop sending automated tax notices to taxpayers.

The department is reconsidering the IRS’s reliance on facial recognition software ID.me for access to its website.