Tax returns

The Internal Revenue Service increased overtime hours and pay for its employees after extensive staffing reductions and last fall's government shutdown.

Employees were asked to offer up their own tax returns as training data for the company's Grok chatbot, promising a $420 payment as incentive for doing so. Two months later, those payments still haven't materialized.

The IRS's Office of Professional Responsibility warned tax preparers of endorsing or negotiating taxpayers' federal refunds.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing 'outstanding service' this season, according to CEO Frank Bisignano.

Only a few state governments are ready to transition out of the IRS FIRE system and into its new IRIS system next year.

Next year, the IRS will retire its FIRE e-filing system and intro its new IRIS system. Tax practitioners need to make sure their vendors are ready for the changeover.

The Internal Revenue Service made only limited progress in scanning a tiny fraction of paper-filed returns last tax season, according to a new report.

Trump suggested he could exert pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying there had "never been anything like it."

Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren want to know if the DOJ plans to defend the IRS against Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns.

The lawsuit by a sitting president against the government he leads puts Trump in a highly unusual position in the case.

The Treasury Department canceled $21 million in contracts, alleging the consulting firm failed to protect taxpayer data, including President Trump's tax returns.

'Cautious optimism' is the watchword for this tax season — but there's still plenty tax practitioners can do to make it run smoothly.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to approve a bipartisan bill to accelerate processing of tax returns through use of scanning technology.

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

A look ahead at what tax professionals and accountants should be worrying about getting sued for next year.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to shutter its Filing Information Returns Electronic, or FIRE, system.

The Internal Revenue Service's Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee delivered its annual recommendations.

The Internal Revenue Service's new Data Book shares a host of positive results from last year.

Tax preparers are concerned about the IRS's ability to make it through to April 15.

Everyone knows tax pros don't make mistakes, but it can't hurt to doublecheck for these mistakes before filing.