Taxes December 12, 2025
IRS Says Financial Crimes Surged Nearly 16% in 2025—Up to $10.6B
Of the $10.59 billion, $4.5 billion resulted from tax fraud, marking an increase of 111.8% from FY24, the agency said this week.
June 8, 2016
IRS Strengthens Authentication Process for Online Transcripts
After being disabled last spring, Get Transcript Online is now available for all users to access a copy of their tax transcripts and similar documents that summarize important tax return information.
June 6, 2016
IRS Explains Certified PEO Program
Revenue Procedure 2016-33, posted on IRS.gov, along with temporary and proposed regulations published last month in the Federal Register, carries out legislation enacted in late 2014 requiring the IRS to establish a voluntary certification program for ...
May 20, 2016
IRS Holding CPE Tax Forums Across the Country This Summer
CPAs, EAs and other tax professionals can register online for the 2016 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums for an opportunity to earn up to 19 continuing professional education credits at any of the five forums held throughout the country beginning this July.
May 17, 2016
NSA Wants Major Changes To IRS Technology
The National Society of Accountants says that major changes to the technology and infrastructure the IRS uses is necessary to provide effective and responsible service.
May 8, 2016
Advancements in Technology Are Driving Risk of Tax Controversy
Controversy is also expected to increase due to international regulatory initiatives that demand country-by-country reporting. Countries adopting the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting recommendations are not likely to be consistent.
May 6, 2016
IRS Issues Temporary Regulations for PEO Voluntary Certification
The Internal Revenue Service has released temporary and proposed regulations implementing a new voluntary certification program for professional employer organizations (PEOs).
May 2, 2016
Tax Gap Hits $458 Billion Per Year: Who’s Not Paying Their Tax Debt?
Estimating the gap requires a “major statistical effort,” according to the IRS, so the gap is only estimated every few years. The last full update reported showed that the compliance rate for tax year 2006 was basically unchanged from the report on ...
April 15, 2016
Congress Wants More Control Over IRS
Congress may have more to say about how the IRS “runs its business” in upcoming years. Four new bills marked up and passed on April 13 by the Ways and Means Committee, the tax-law writing body of the House, would dictate IRS certain practices, if enacted.
April 12, 2016
IRS Is Looking For A Few Good Volunteers
The TAP provides a forum for taxpayers to raise concerns about IRS service and offer suggestions for improvement. The TAP reports annually to the Secretary of the Treasury, the IRS Commissioner and the National Taxpayer Advocate.
March 30, 2016
IRS To Hold Technology Crowdsourcing Contest
The nation's taxing agency is trying to step up its game when it comes to using technology to improve customer (aka taxpayer) interactions. The IRS wiill be hosting its first Tax Design Challenge crowdsourcing competition to encourage innovative ideas ...
March 29, 2016
Report Says IRS Should Do Better With W-2 Penalties
No doubt, 2016 will be the most challenging year-end season in a long time. With all W-2 forms due to the Social Security Administration (SSA) by Jan. 31, 2017, and the ability to request only one for-cause filing extension from the IRS, the ...
March 25, 2016
Congress Approves Taxpayer Bill of Rights
With considerably less fanfare than the Bill of Rights ratified as the first amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the 114th Congress quietly approved the “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” as part of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015.