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The Internal Revenue Service is in the process of revising dozens of tax forms and developing tax regulations to implement the Inflation Reduction Act, according to a new report.

The use of private agencies spiked in 2021 and yet, despite this, they collected only 2.78% of total delinquent tax accounts assigned to them by the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations unit needs to change its procedures and training when deciding whether to deny tax-exempt status to charities, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service won't meet its goal of catching up on its backlog of millions of unprocessed tax returns by the end of this year.

The inspector general's investigation found no evidence that the former FBI leaders' returns were chosen deliberately.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the Internal Revenue Service has been successful at preventing ransomware attacks on its systems.

The new site makes it easier to report fraud, suggest audits and learn about scams.

The inspector general said that the service needs to be more focused in its goals for improving taxpayer digital communication.

Democrats on the tax-writing House and Ways Means Committee are asking the Justice Department and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to investigate.

The Internal Revenue Service's streamlined application process for tax-exempt status could be allowing corrupt charities to claim exemptions before the IRS has enough information.

The inspector general said that the service was running inadequate security scans on its databases, which were not compliant with policies.

The vast majority of advance payments of the CTC went to eligible families, but millions of taxpayers who should have received the money did not, while millions of others who didn't qualify got them.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to beef up security at its facilities to address ongoing threats, according to a recent report.

A provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was supposed to raise hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes on deferred earnings from multinationals is only bringing in about one-third of the projected revenue.

Continuing delays in management actions are contributing to the backlogs of millions of unprocessed tax returns and tax transcript requests.

A system that Congress mandated allowing federal contractors to self-certify they don't owe a significant amount of taxes is enabling many of them to score lucrative contracts while still owing plenty.

The Internal Revenue Service's backlog is having an impact in many areas, including the handling of noncorporate applications for refund claims on net operating losses.

The agency issued billions of dollars in tax refunds to companies claiming net operating losses for prior years after passage of the CARES Act, but did little to examine the claims.

The Internal Revenue Service has been slow in processing employer tax credits and tax refunds that businesses were supposed to receive.

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