The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) conducted an inquiry and reported in August 2023, that more than 20,000 taxpayer accounts were locked in error due to human and computer problems at the IRS, preventing these taxpayers from accessing their...
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Tax Returns
The IRS Fails at Initial Efforts to Reduce High Costs
The IRS spends millions of dollars each year digitizing paper tax returns, and storing them. While only six percent of individuals file tax returns by mail, the processing cost for those returns makes up 72% of the total processing costs per filing season. The IRS set...
Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report to Congress – IRS Challenges Ahead
IRS Taxpayer Advocate, Erin Collins, issued her Annual Report to Congress siting the high workforce at the IRS for improved services to taxpayers. For taxpayers who don’t require the human touch, and file tax returns electronically, with payments and refunds managed...
The IRS is Open for Tax Returns!
The filing season officially began this week with the IRS now accepting income tax returns for 2025. Anticipating approximately 164 million individual returns to be filed by April 15, 2026, the IRS has provided tools and filing options to assist taxpayers with...
Identity Theft Awareness
The IRS marked this week as Identity Theft Awareness to alert taxpayers to current common frauds. For example, some taxpayers are the victims of identity theft, when someone else files a false tax return, claiming huge deductions, in hopes of having a tax refund...
Get Ready, Get Set…File Your 2025 Federal Income Tax Return
The IRS is making it easier for taxpayers to prepare for the filing season with updates and important information that may help lower your tax liability for 2025. By now, all taxpayers should have an online account with the IRS, which may be established or accessed...
Car Loan Interest Up to $10,000 May Now Be Deductible
Under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, the IRS has issued proposed regulations that provide a new deduction for interest paid on vehicle loans incurred after December 31, 2024. This may be used by taxpayers regardless of whether they itemize their deductions or use the...
IRS Helps Taxpayers Prepare for Filing 2025 Tax Returns
The IRS knows many taxpayers will want to file their 2025 income tax returns as soon as possible to get any expected refunds. Other may delay a while for a variety of reasons. Either way, there are actions taxpayers can take in 2025 to be best prepared. Getting...
Taxpayer Obligations and IRS Access During Closure
The IRS issued a statement regarding service details during the government shutdown. All tax deadlines remain in effect. Taxpayers must continue to file and make payments on time, however refunds will only be issued to individual taxpayers, and only if the tax return...
If It Says “Tax Shelter” in the Title, Be Leery
Michael Moore promoted a tax avoidance scheme called the “Special Tax Shelter Strategy” in Nevada for 10 years, from 2015 through 2025. Moore would create entities for his clients, that Moore himself controlled, and would falsely report that the client sustained large...
