Tax

The Internal Revenue Service is pointing to some of the successes with pro bono clinics that represented nearly 20,000 taxpayers in 2020 who faced a tax dispute with the agency, despite the pandemic.

Here’s how to save clients money while staying off the IRS ‘Dirty Dozen’ list.

The agency is halting automated collection notices, balance due notices and unfiled tax return notices, after coming under pressure from lawmakers and tax professionals to first catch up on its backlog.

The Internal Revenue Service issued new guidance for taxpayers and tax practitioners submitting claims for refunds involving the research credit.

These will offer tremendous tax-saving opportunities in the year ahead, but many people don’t take full advantage of them.

The IRS is going after the gig economy, dramatically lowering the threshold for reporting income outside traditional workplaces.

Democrats are risking the ire of voters inflamed by this year’s tax-filing season, as the stalling of President Biden’s economic package leaves them without promised benefits.

The administration is pointing to funds still available to recipients of the credits that have not yet been claimed, as it struggles to extend those tax breaks this year.

The service is setting up so-called “surge teams,” temporarily moving approximately 1,200 employees with previous experience back into key areas from other parts of the agency.

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