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The service has been under pressure from Congress and accounting groups to perform better as another hectic tax season comes to a close.
April 11 -
The IRS has the expertise to enforce President Joe Biden’s proposal to tax the unrealized gains of mega-millionaires and billionaires, Senator Elizabeth Warren contended in the face of criticism over the workability of a proposal she strongly supports.
April 7 -
Lawmakers are asking the Internal Revenue Service to expedite the processing of Employee Retention Tax Credits and not to penalize small businesses for incorrectly paying their estimated quarterly taxes as they await their claims.
March 18 -
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig pledged to do more to improve taxpayer service after Congress approved a $675 million funding increase.
March 17 -
The page aims to provide the latest about the current tax season, and the agency’s efforts to deal with the backlog of millions of previously filed returns.
February 14 -
The agency is halting automated collection notices, balance due notices and unfiled tax return notices, after coming under pressure from lawmakers and tax professionals to first catch up on its backlog.
February 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service backtracked from a plan to use facial recognition software from a third-party company for taxpayer authentication.
February 7 -
The service faces a backlog of millions of unprocessed tax returns, and warned taxpayers and preparers to be patient.
January 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service made its Free File program available on Friday, allowing taxpayers who earn less than $73,000 in adjusted gross income to start preparing and filing their tax returns for free.
January 14 -
When filing season begins in two weeks, taxpayers should be prepared for delays as returns and refunds are processed, and for difficulties in reaching the IRS.
January 10