Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are urging the Internal Revenue Service to extend tax season beyond April 15 to give taxpayers another three months until July 15.
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The agency’s commissioner is upbeat, but tax preparers and financial planners worry that this year could be especially chaotic due to the COVID pandemic.
Read More »IRS reports progress on Taxpayer First Act compliance
The Internal Revenue Service sent a set of recommendations to Congress for how it plans to carry out the far-reaching set of reforms.
Read More »IRS and Treasury start depositing stimulus payments
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department said Tuesday evening that they are beginning to make direct deposits of the second round of economic impact payments as soon as Tuesday night for some taxpayers and will continue doing so ...
Read More »AICPA disagrees with IRS commissioner Rettig on penalty relief
The American Institute of CPAs is firing back after a congressional hearing, asking for penalty relief for taxpayers dealing with the pandemic.
Read More »Coronavirus delays IRS reorganization
The pandemic is throwing a monkey wrench into plans for the Internal Revenue Service to reorganize itself to provide better taxpayer service.
Read More »IRS warns of new EIP text scam
The latest scheme claims to need a taxpayer’s bank account information to direct deposit a stimulus payment.
Read More »More flexibility for taxpayers with tax debts amid coronavirus
The IRS is making some changes in its collection program to lessen the burden on taxpayers with outstanding tax debts who are trying to cope with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »IRS to resume sending balance-due notices despite pandemic
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it would restart issuing its 500 series of balance-due notices to taxpayers later this month after they were paused on May 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »IRS chief grilled about performance during coronavirus crisis
Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig heard complaints from lawmakers about their constituents missing stimulus payments.
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