Tax audits

Midsized businesses spend 163 hours per month on sales tax compliance, typically costing more than $17,000, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities division is making plans for next fiscal year in hopes that Congress will provide more funding.

A new deal would up the thresholds of what triggers reporting to the IRS, according to a key House Democrat.

The amount of civil tax lawsuits filed by the Internal Revenue Service in federal court this year is only half the number of a decade ago, but has held steady since last year.

States disagree on many things, but one thing they agree on are the activities businesses engage in, or things they fail to do, in meeting their sales and use tax obligations that are most likely to lead to a sales and use tax audit.

More than 100,000 people who used to work or live in the state have received notices asking why they paid less to the state than they have in years past.

State tax authorities have sent more than 149,000 audit notices, including automatically computerized letters.

While tax residency rules vary from state to state, changing residency generally requires a concurrent determination of domicile.

Former Treasury officials say both parties should agree to increase money for the agency.

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