Government shutdown

Enforcement activity and Tax Court cases are at a standstill, and practitioners should expect backlogs and slowdowns.

Influential conservative groups with deep pockets are pushing Republicans to demand steep concessions from Democrats in exchange for extending health care subsidies.

The expiration of premium tax credits for health insurance could lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses and billions in reductions to state revenues.

Despite the government shutdown, the IRS is reminding taxpayers and tax professionals that 2024 tax returns that were put on extension are still due.

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The American Institute of CPAs is urging the federal government to keep all Internal Revenue Service employees working for the duration of the shutdown.

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The plan estimates up to half a workday would be needed to complete shutdown activities.

The stopgap funding bill paves the way for Republican lawmakers to pivot to signature border and tax bills they seek to pass in the coming months.

The threat of a government shutdown receded Friday, but the IRS would nevertheless still operate during tax season, even at lower capacity, in the event of a shutdown.

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Even if a program is predominantly funded with federal dollars, there may be other sources of funds from which local governments can draw.

The deal includes speeding up $10 billion in cuts to the Internal Revenue Service.

The National Treasury Employees Union expressed a sense of relief after lawmakers in Congress unexpectedly managed to pass a stopgap spending bill.

About two-thirds of service employees would be furloughed in the event of a shutdown, which appears likely this weekend.

The service is developing a contingency plan that may involve cutbacks if Congress can't reach a deal.

The Internal Revenue Service did a good job last tax season dealing with the many changes in the tax law, despite the 35-day government shutdown, but it still needs to improve its dealings with taxpayers who have limited proficiency with the English language, according to a new report.

The new tax law and the 35-day shutdown had an impact on the agency, but it still managed to process over 59 million returns by mid-season.

Between the shutdown and the TCJA, advocates want more time for filing.

A pair of House Democrats has introduced a bill to extend the tax-filing deadline until May 20 to give taxpayers more time to file their taxes.