E-filing

The advisory committee covers issues in electronic tax administration, including prevent ID theft.

Some 50 million taxpayers have not yet filed their tax returns.

The government shutdown and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will continue to cause friction throughout tax season.

Despite the shutdown, Commissioner Rettig commits to on-time refunds, too.

Over 30 states now have a 10 Business Day Rule in place.

In an ideal world, businesses would make tax preparation a yearlong commitment.

The practice management software company intends to release its first tax preparation product next summer.

The revised agreement expands taxpayer options for free online software offerings for next filing season to avoid steering taxpayers to paid products.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to spend close to $300 million to implement the new tax law.

The Internal Revenue Service would be required to hire a chief information officer to overhaul its aging computer systems, under a bill passed last week by the House.