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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a new study, Tax Gap Estimates for Tax Years 2008-2010. According to this period report, "there has been no significant change in the amount of the tax gap or the rate of compliance since the last report was...

On April 19, 2016, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Koskinen testified before the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Oversight regarding the 2016 filing season and data security. His testimony provided a summary of data current through the beginning...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a crowdsourcing campaign on April 17, 2016, to allow the public to suggest improved ways for taxpayers to access and interact with their data. Through May 10, 2016, participants who register at www.taxdesignchallenge.com...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning regarding yet another scam tactic criminals are using this year to steal taxpayers' personal information and refund money. The new approach involves obtaining remote access to tax preparers' computer...

In collaboration with LB&I (Large Business & International) and key stakeholder groups, the IRS has completed and posted Publication 5125, The LB&I Examination Process. Effective as of May 1, 2016, Publication 5125 outlines the new Examination Process,...

In collaboration with LB&I (Large Business & International) and key stakeholder groups, the IRS has completed and posted Publication 5125, The LB&I Examination Process. Effective as of May 1, 2016, Publication 5125 outlines the new Examination Process,...

For one reason or another, some people can only pay bills by making cash payments. Until now, taxpayers wanting to pay the IRS in cash had to travel to the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center nearest them, but no more. Now, through the IRS' new program, a taxpayer can make...

The Internal Revenue Service has been cracking down on refund fraud and identity theft through the Security Summit initiative and its Criminal Investigation (CI) work. In fiscal year 2015, CI initiated 776 identity theft investigations, which led to 774...

Each year, the IRS publishes statistical data regarding tax return filing, revenue collected and refunded, tax law enforcement, taxpayer assistance, and other important information. This year, the IRS reports an increase in all areas, including collection of over $3.3...

A record number of US taxpayers are coming into compliance with their foreign filing requirements, with 1,163,229 Forms 114 (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, or FBAR) filed for 2015---an 8 percent increase from 2014. FBAR filings have increased at an...