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The Internal Revenue Service says it has expanded its list of retail partners who accept cash payments for federal taxes. This cash payment option is available for individual and business taxpayers alike.…
The Internal Revenue Service has a little excess cash it would like to get rid of. It comes in the form of unclaimed income tax refunds for taxpayers who didn’t file a 2016 tax return.…
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The office closures suffered by the Internal Revenue Service during the opening weeks of the coronavirus pandemic lead to a near shutdown of the agency’s audit program, a new report suggests.…
The Internal Revenue Service has some bad news for taxpayers hoping that the tax filing and payment deadlines would get pushed back again.…
The Internal Revenue Service last Thursday announced that it is beginning to process Centralized Authorization File requests, like Forms 2848 and 8821.…
Read more about IRS Processing CAF Requests, Reducing Backlog
Erin M. Collins, the nation’s new National Taxpayer Advocate, has issued her first report to Congress, which details the series of challenges—some met, some unmet—faced by the IRS this year.…
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A new report to Congress from one of the Internal Revenue Service’s advisory panels is calling for the government to do something unusual: Fully fund the IRS budget request.…
The Internal Revenue Service is giving tornado, thunderstorm and flooding victims in three states extra time to file their various tax returns and make tax payments.Severe storms raked parts of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of Americans to take extraordinary steps just to stay afloat financially. For those taxpayers who might want to take distributions against their retirement plans or even borrow against their plans, the IRS has announced new relief.…
Read more about IRS Unveils New Relief for COVID-19 Retirement Borrowers
Tax professionals planning to use the IRS Modernized e-File (MeF) system this weekend to file a stack of returns for their clients may have to send them to the Internal Revenue Service at a different time. The…
Read more about IRS Says Modernized e-File Unavailable During Extended Maintenance
