Tax

Off to the stockade; for the kids; untrustworthy; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A group of Senate Democrats is urging the Internal Revenue Service to extend the filing deadline for people with individual taxpayer identification numbers who have been affected by the massive processing delays at the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to pilot test virtual visits with paid tax preparers through videoconferencing technology as a way to reduce the number of errors in claims for refundable tax credits in a new government report.

Elizabeth Warren and nearly two dozen colleagues in the Senate introduced legislation to enable more taxpayers to file their taxes online for free directly via the service.

A Senate plan to expand taxes on some businesses to bolster Medicare raised alarms about inflation, potentially complicating Democrats’ attempt to pass a broad economic package.

The state and local tax deduction issue threatens to spark a showdown among Democrats as high-stakes Senate talks inch closer to a deal on President Biden’s economic agenda.

While Charles Rettig is scheduled to testify to Congress’s main tax-writing committees, IRS officials offered potential justifications for the unusual audits.

The modern tax department is increasingly technology-centered as compliance work is increasingly shifted outside, requiring new skills and competencies of their professionals.

Congress has returned from recess this week to a packed agenda and not much time before their scheduled summer recess.

The Big Apple's estimated personal income-tax payments in June declined to the lowest level since 2017.