Tax forms

The Internal Revenue Service added six more forms to the 10 that support e-signatures.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve how it handles third-party requests for access to taxpayer information and electronic signatures from representatives such as CPAs, enrolled agents and attorneys that could leave taxpayers at risk of identity theft, according to a new report.

The IRS has pushed back filing and payment deadlines for affected taxpayers.

The Internal Revenue Service is temporarily allowing the use of digital e-signatures on some forms that can’t be filed electronically.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to send approximately 50,000 “catch-up” economic impact payments.

The Internal Revenue Service agreed to quit warnings about unpaid taxes while it works through millions of pieces of unopened mail that have accumulated during the pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the Form 1040 for tax year 2020 with several significant changes probably in store for next tax season.

The Internal Revenue Service projects that lower levels of employment in the U.S. could persist for years, showcasing the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

The service is now letting taxpayers submit Form 1040-X electronically when they want to file an amended tax return through commercial tax software.

The service is implementing a new temporary procedure for faxing the duplicate copy of Form 3115 for companies applying for an automatic change in accounting method.