Tax audits

The service reported on its increased enforcement efforts on Friday, including collecting over half a billion dollars from millionaires who didn't pay their taxes.

The new positions, which will be in more than 250 locations, will help ramp up compliance efforts against high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations, and promoters.

The service will need to tread carefully with how it uses artificial intelligence amid growing questions about the reliability of the technology.

The IRS's $80 billion in new funding means more scrutiny of higher earners.

Avoiding common mistakes when filing returns for wealthy clients and exploring Roth IRA conversions are among the key considerations for advisors and accountants this tax season.

IRS algorithms in determining tax returns to audit, enforcement policy and resource constraints result in significant racial disparity in returns chosen for a tax audit.

The Internal Revenue Service audited fewer taxpayers last year, according to a new report, although audits of millionaires ticked up slightly.

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 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.