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Computer programming errors, which the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration had previously warned them about, led to more than 60,000 erroneous stimulus payments.

The service needs to make changes in its management of taxpayer accounts to reduce the backlog of millions of unprocessed tax returns, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to do a better job of administering the partial payment installment agreements it offers to taxpayers with delinquent tax debts as many of them end up defaulting, according to a new report.

The inspector general urged the IRS to make changes to its computer-coding system after identifying multiple control weaknesses in processing claims.

A new report reveals that the service met only 67% of its hiring goals for last year in a key area.

A group led by Sen. Mike Crapo is asking the IRS to do all it can to help taxpayers this tax season.

The unit that checks employee benefit plans for compliance with various requirements scored dramatically lower on its quality reviews in recent years, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service should improve the way it scans for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and remediates the ones it finds, according to a new report.

A scathing new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration calls into question the ability of the IRS to protect its mass of data.

The service has been stepping up its efforts to provide tax information and resources to underserved communities, but more work is needed, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service sometimes took years to resolve cases involving employee misconduct, instead of the required six months, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has been expanding its telework programs during the pandemic while also trying to fend off cyberattacks.

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An IT audit finds progress on many fronts, but COVID proved that modernization remains a must for the agency.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Taxpayer Advocate Service helped thousands of taxpayers last year with economic impact payments under the CARES Act, but it took months to start addressing them, often with the wrong cases.

Two TIGTA reports still see room for improvement, however.

A review found 8,332 individual international 2018 returns filed with potentially erroneous or fraudulent refunds that weren’t identified.

The Internal Revenue Service mailed out nearly 90,000 premature notices and demands for overdue taxes to taxpayers last year, even though the filing date had been extended.

The IRS's strategy for examining claims for the Earned Income Tax Credit are falling short, according to a new report.

Unprocessed paper-filed business returns jumped from 239,285 to 7.9 million.