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Millions of Tax Returns Are Currently Delayed Due to IRS Staff Shortages
The tax agency has hired less than 10% of the processing staff it says it needs, IG finds.
IRS Balks at Public Free-file Suggestion From Government Watchdog
The Government Accountability Office thinks the IRS should identify and create more free-filing options for taxpayers, but the IRS says that it "does not believe a public free-filing option would significantly improve the taxpayer experience."
Even As the IRS Hires Thousands, Some Taxpayers Should Expect a Long Wait for Returns
The IRS chief and the agency's top taxpayer advocate warn of shortfalls in the midst of tax season.
GovExec Daily: Tax Issues and Security Clearances
Lindy Kyzer joins the podcast to discuss financial problems that could derail a clearance seeker or clearance holder.
'If You’re Getting a W-2, You’re a Sucker'
There are many differences between the rich and the rest of us, but one of the most consequential for your taxes is whether most of your income comes from wages.
House Panel Launches Probe Into ID.me
The Committee on Oversight and Reform wants information about the identity verification company. At least nine other federal agencies and 30 state governments also use the service, the committee says.
Want to Get Or Keep Your Security Clearance? File Your Taxes
Failure to file taxes displays both a financial and rules-following hubris which can be a particularly painful hurdle for getting or keeping a cleared job.
IRS Aims to Clear Backlogged Tax Returns by the End of Year
As of March 18, the backlog of unprocessed paper tax returns was at nearly 15 million but IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told lawmakers that he wants to get that to a “healthy” level.
GovExec Daily: How the Internal Revenue Service is Modernizing
Nextgov's Frank Konkel speaks to Annette Jones, assistant to the chief taxpayer Experience Officer at the IRS, about the present and future of the tax agency.
The IRS’ Privatized Debt Collection Program Is Bringing In Less Revenue Than Expected and Underreporting Costs
The IRS' own employees funded through the program have accounted for half of the initiative's net revenue.
GovExec Daily: Why Is the IRS Auditing Poor Taxpayers So Much More than Rich Ones?
TRAC's Dr. Susan Long joins the podcast to discuss research on the tax agency and "correspondence audits."
Taxpayers Should Expect Serious Delays from the IRS This Year – a Tax Scholar Offers Tips but Says only Congress Can Fix the Underlying Problem
The IRS has yet to finish millions of returns from the 2021 tax season. That doesn’t bode well for 2022.
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