Charles Rettig

The Internal Revenue Service hopes to improve taxpayer service and cybersecurity by updating its IT infrastructure.

If Democrats now in charge of the House Ways and Means Committee ever get their hands on President Donald Trump’s tax returns, they could thank their Republican predecessors for providing cover to make the documents public.

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

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.

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

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.

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 Internal Revenue Service has been cracking down on tax-related ID theft, helping make 11 arrests and indict 15 individuals in recent weeks.