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A top official at the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department was reportedly ousted after raising concerns over political influence over audits.

Frank Bisignano, the head of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, denied a report in The Wall Street Journal that he spied on colleagues while at JPMorgan Chase.

The U.S. Treasury Department has expressed concern over a number of high-profile tax strategies touted by Wall Street that it says may be "too good to be true."

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The IRS is getting hit with an overwhelming number of public comments on proposed tax regs, often generated by artificial intelligence.

The former IRS contractor pleaded guilty to stealing Trump's tax data and leaking it to the New York Times before the 2020 election.

The Internal Revenue Service has raised the optional 2026 standard mileage rates for deducting expenses for the remainder of the year thanks to inflation.

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Central organizations at nonprofits with local affiliates are now required to file a new form with the IRS to maintain their tax-exempt status.

The National Taxpayers Union Foundation's Taxpayer Defense Center filed a lawsuit seeking to end the collection of donor information from nonprofits.

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was a "bad faith" attempt to manipulate the judicial process.

AI tools cannot be the preparer of a tax position. They cannot be subject to Circular 230, defend a study under exam or be professionally disciplined.

Final regulations on Section 1035 insurance exchanges eliminate problems from earlier regulations that affected corporate reorganizations and death benefits.

If you have high-net-worth clients with capital gains, retire the old playbook for qualified opportunity zones. The program is now a recurring planning regime.

The IRS provided an electronic way to file a protective claim for a possible tax refund related to the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of a July 10 deadline.

Final regulations identify charitable remainder annuity trusts as "listed transactions," akin to tax shelters that need to be disclosed to avoid penalties.

A new Automatic Exemption from Penalty process aims to provide relief for taxpayers with a history of usually filing and paying their taxes on time.

The protection against probes of past tax filings was part of a settlement in which Trump agreed to drop a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the IRS.

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Athletes from countries across the globe competing in the World Cup may be going home with an unwelcome prize this year: a hefty tax bill from the United States.