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Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who made his name as a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury in California on three dozen charges, including a new claim that he stole millions of dollars from a paraplegic client’s settlement.

The National Treasury Employees Union is worried about the impact of proposed budget cuts on the agency’s ability to deal with taxpayers.

The Democratic presidential candidate rolled out a proposal to levy a 7 percent tax to raise an estimated $1 trillion from the wealthiest businesses.

The Treasury Secretary declined to meet a deadline to provide the president’s returns, asking for more time to study the legality of their request.

The agency managed to open filing season on time despite the recent government shutdown and saw a big opening day.

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and her husband reported an adjusted gross income of $846,394 on their 2018 federal tax return, with $324,687 of that total coming from her work as an author.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would extend a lucrative tax break that could benefit Tesla and GM.

Lawmakers are complaining about the agency’s disproportionate number of audits of low-income taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.

The House passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to overhaul some key aspects of the way the Internal Revenue Service operates, including the appeals process.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a request from House Democrats for President Donald Trump’s tax returns is under review and that "we will follow the law."

A new limit on state and local tax deductions isn’t forcing taxpayers to leave some states, according to Moody’s Investor Service.

The number of taxpayers who reported they were victims of identity theft fell 71 percent between 2015 and 2018, thanks to coordination between the IRS and its Security Summit partners.

For me the last week of tax season was always my busiest week. Let me share some last-minute observations.

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney vowed that members of Congress will never see Donald Trump’s tax returns, as Democrats and the president’s allies spar over whether lawmakers have the right to request them.

Even if House Democrats get their hands on Donald Trump’s tax returns, many of their biggest questions about the president’s finances will probably go unanswered.

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are asking the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on the people involved in the recent college admissions scandal.

Remember back in early 2016 when Donald Trump, who was still regarded as something of a long shot for the presidency, promised he would disclose his tax returns publicly — just like every other candidate had done voluntarily since 1973?

The Massachusetts Democrat submitted a formal request to the IRS commissioner asking for copies of Trump’s returns going back to 2013.

The Internal Revenue Service released a revenue procedure Wednesday offering guidance on the use of tax-exempt bonds to provide housing for military veterans, farm workers and other groups.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to approve legislation that would relax the rules for those saving for retirement.