IRS

The agency aims to hire scores of auditors, but there's a nationwide shortage of accountants.

Tax experts are hypothesizing what will happen in Congress during the lame-duck session and over the next two years.

Thanks to new adjustments from the IRS, Americans can put significantly more savings in their 401(k)s next year. But will they?

"ERC mills" are encouraging applications for the tax credit from businesses that may not qualify for the pandemic relief program.

Inflation adjustments to tax brackets mean many Americans will owe less money to the IRS. But persistent inflation may erode the boost.

A new tax form for 2022 returns that will be filed next year clarifies how investors should report digital assets.

More than 60 tax provisions are going up, according to Rev. Proc. 2022-38.

An IRS proposal has spawned confusion about whether non-spousal heirs to Roth plans need to take RMDs before draining the accounts after 10 years.

Beneficiaries won't get hit with a 50% penalty for not making withdrawals in 2021 and 2022 — an unexpected move by the IRS. But questions still remain.

Some favorite techniques used by the wealthy in recent years aren't looking so good amid higher interest rates.

Federal investigators are uncovering billions of dollars in fraud tied to pandemic relief programs.

Taxpayers are concerned the extra $80 billion will lead to more tax audits.

Commissioner Rettig is promising not to use the nearly $80 billion his agency will be receiving to increase audits of small businesses or taxpayers who earn less than $400,000.

The wording has changed from "virtual currencies" to "digital assets" in general, and there are other changes too.

A look at the biggest regulations, legislation and court cases in the field from the first half of the year.

The service’s recent policies expedited the hiring of new employees, but prolonged delays in eligibility verification could increase the risk of exposure of taxpayer data, according to a new report.

NTA Erin Collins expressed concern Wednesday about continuing delays by the service in processing tax returns filed on paper last year.

A congressional appropriations committee wants to give the Internal Revenue Service $1 billion more in funding to improve taxpayer service and technology and make the overall tax system fairer.

The service is taking steps to increase its audit rates of higher-income taxpayers after coming under sharp criticism in Congress over its lagging audit numbers.

The service decided to destroy the documents in March 2021 because of its inability to process its backlog of paper tax returns, according to a new report.