As of May 2025, the IRS had lost more than 25% of its mission-critical enforcement staff, including auditors who handle ...

Dealing with delinquent tax debt can be scary, even for the most seasoned taxpayers. If you don't pay off what you owe quickly, the letters from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) arrive with ...

Many Americans are gathering their tax documents with the April 15 federal tax filing deadline fast approaching. Most taxpayers overpay during the year and receive a refund, as roughly 64% of tax ...

As tax filing season begins, the Internal Revenue Service will struggle to provide “the quality service that taxpayers and tax professionals need, leading to delays, frustration, and unnecessary costs ...

The new deadline for 2024 returns is 31 January, having been extended by two months.

At the height of the pandemic, between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) received 2,976,415 calls—a 283% increase from the prior 12 months. Those calls were ...

The Internal Revenue Service ordered most of its approximately 20,000 customer service employees back to the office this week, ending a long era of hybrid and remote work. There was just one problem: ...

Tax season can be stressful enough on its own, but when you're facing a hefty tax bill or are still dealing with delinquent tax debt from years prior, it can feel downright overwhelming. After all, ...

The IRS is reportedly preparing to reduce its nearly 100,000 workforce by as much as half through layoffs, buyouts, and attrition — and experts say the disruption is already interfering with this tax ...