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What a tax overhaul might look like; owing $.00 to the IRS; tax season security and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Tax pros are divided on whether donating their time to file returns for the needy is worth it.

Even though the Internal Revenue Service approves 94 percent of the 501(c)(3) applications it receives through the simplified Form 1023-EZ, approximately a quarter of them do not pass the test.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to issue regulations on the expansion of the R&D credit for startups.

A pair of new government reports highlighted some of the hurdles the Internal Revenue Service needed to overcome last filing season as it struggles to help taxpayers and identity theft victims despite constrained resources.

The IRS has appointed new representatives to two major advisory councils.

The scheme is now spreading to more organizations beyond corporate America, with schools, restaurants, hospitals and tribal groups now being targeted by cybercriminals.

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a lawyer who worked for the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility in Washington, D.C., with distributing methamphetamine.

The Internal Revenue Service has added help icons to reduce error rates.

Husband and wife who supplied information to the IRS were entitled to a full 24 percent of the “collected proceeds,” not just tax restitution.

The Internal Revenue Service is taking a new approach to tax compliance, with a series of 13 initiatives aimed at cracking down on tax evasion.

W-2 scams, e-mail scams, phone scams, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers this week.

Before March, foreign travelers who owe more than $50,000 need to get right with the IRS

Preparers who file a return claiming the credit without including a W-2 to substantiate the income may get a warning.

Eligibility expands for claiming the refundable tax credit, though taxpayers who claim it will face some delays before receiving their refunds.

Changing national demographics may be producing a new kind of dependent: parents and adult children of middle-aged taxpayers, according to the National Association of Enrolled Agents.

The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry, are cautioning businesses to beware of an email phishing scam using a corporate officer’s name asking for employee W-2 forms from payroll and human resources departments at companies.

A Montana federal court has authorized the Internal Revenue Service to serve a summons on a Montana man on the use of offshore accounts in Panama tied to debit cards.

Even though their income level may not require them to file, taxpayers with disabilities may still qualify for the credit, the tax service says.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order dated January 20, the date of his inauguration, paving the way for the eventual repeal of the Affordable Care Act.