Taxpayer Advocate Issues Mid-Year Report
The IRS Future State Plan features prominently in the first volume of yesterday’s Fiscal Year 2017 Objectives Report to Congress from National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. Three subjects of the…
The IRS Future State Plan features prominently in the first volume of yesterday’s Fiscal Year 2017 Objectives Report to Congress from National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. Three subjects of the…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report that says IRS measures still fall short when it comes to protecting the personal information of taxpayers. While the 50-page report…
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An audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says the Internal Revenue Service isn’t assessing its volunteer income tax preparers as it should.The Volunteer program provides…
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The IRS yesterday issued a reminder to taxpayers who receive premium tax credit (PTC) advance payments, noting that some circumstance changes could result in the household owing additional money next…
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The tax preparation community has joined forces with state tax agencies and the Internal Revenue Service to warn tax preparers that they are the newest targets of identity thieves and other…
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We’ve come a long way in the fight against identity theft, but we can’t let up now.That was the bottom line from IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to the IRS Security Summit members June 28 in…
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On June 28, private- and public-sector tax administration leaders met to review what had been accomplished in 2016 and plan for next year, concluding that the Security Summit's past efforts reduced…
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The first in a series of IRS Nationwide Tax Forums kicks off July 14 in Chicago, with Commissioner John Koskinen delivering the event’s keynote address.The forums are three-day events providing tax…
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The Internal Revenue Service has taken its electronic filing PIN tool off IRS.gov after an attempted cyberattack was launched against new security measures. In addition to removing it from the…
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The Internal Revenue Service has taken its electronic filing PIN tool off IRS.gov after an attempted cyberattack was launched against new security measures. In addition to removing it from the…
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