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The IRS has been offering live chat applications and automated chatbots, but their incorrect answers could prompt taxpayers to file incorrect tax returns.

The Internal Revenue Service's process for referring taxpayer inquiries to other business units can lead to delays and lost referrals, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service had to hire over 2,000 employees after reducing its workforce last year by nearly a third, according to a new report.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report highlighted a practice that contributed to the departures of high-ranking IRS officials.

The procedures need fixing after the IRS approved potentially ineligible tax professionals, including some with a criminal history or uncertain citizenship.

The Internal Revenue Service received approximately $3.2 billion in unidentified payments from fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

The Internal Revenue Service increased overtime hours and pay for its employees after extensive staffing reductions and last fall's government shutdown.

The Internal Revenue Service has improved its ability to flag returns for signs of identity theft, adjusting its filters to reduce false positives and spot fraud.

Tax delinquency is increasing among federal government employees as well as retirees, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service sometimes backdated tax penalty approvals in at least seven cases involving syndicated conservation easements, according to a new report.

Small businesses that don't qualify for a payroll tax break are still receiving it, despite the IRS's efforts to stop them, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service rarely penalizes taxpayers who have high balances in foreign bank accounts and fail to file the proper forms, according to a new report.

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Over 1,000 IRS employees owe more than $8 million for not complying with the terms of a program that helps them repay their student loan debts.

The percentage of IRS employees who work from home plummeted from 65% to 25% last year after President Trump ordered federal employees to return to in-person work.

For tax years 2023 and 2024, 45,386 returns claimed about $172 million in tax credits that ITIN holders were not eligible to receive.

The Internal Revenue Service canceled contracts as part of the federal effort to reduce overall spending — but the effect it will have on taxpayer services is yet to be seen.

A recent study by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS has spent $15.7 billion of the $26 billion remaining from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

The IRS has been examining only a tiny fraction of tax filings from large partnerships due to staffing shortages and other resource constraints.

The Internal Revenue Service vastly overstated the projected costs of operating the free tax prep program before terminating it, according to a new report.