Employee Policy
IRS hires 4,000 customer service reps, citing Inflation Reduction Act
Hiring surge for enforcement personnel likely coming next.
Workforce
IRS Hires 4,000 Customer Service Reps, Citing Inflation Reduction Act
Hiring surge for enforcement personnel likely coming next.
Management
IRS Alerts Low-Income Americans to Claim Expiring Tax Credits
The push comes as Code for America updated its tax tool to simplify the process for claiming the earned income tax credit.
Employee Policy
Current and former IRS employees face COVID fraud charges
The news comes as part of a roundup of the past week's updates and stories you may have missed.
Employee Policy
IRS has funding to hire tens of thousands. Can it do it?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Employee Policy
Treasury chief: IRS modernization is coming soon
Janet Yellen laid out workforce and modernization priorities for the IRS during remarks on Thursday as the IRS looks to spend the $80 billion infusion from Congress over the next decade.
Workforce
Treasury Chief: IRS Modernization is Coming Soon
Janet Yellen laid out workforce and modernization priorities for the IRS during remarks on Thursday as the IRS looks to spend the $80 billion infusion from Congress over the next decade.
Workforce
IRS Has the Funding to Hire Tens of Thousands. Can It Actually Do So?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Workforce
NTEU: Federal Employees Need Security, Not Scorn
Union leader asks agency heads to conduct a thorough review of all security protocols and protections at their work sites.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Inflation Reduction Act's IRS Priorities
Former White House official Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins the podcast to discuss how the law will affect taxpayers and small businesses.
Workforce
'Stay Vigilant:' Agencies Issue Warnings, Take New Steps to Combat Wave of Threats Against Feds
The Biden administration is looking to protect feds as anti-government rhetoric heats up.
Employee Policy
Republican senator implores Americans not to apply for new IRS jobs
New positions aimed at enforcing tax laws are immoral and will not last long anyway, the lawmaker suggests.
Workforce
Republican Senator Implores Americans Not to Apply for New IRS Jobs
New positions aimed at enforcing tax laws are immoral and will not last long anyway, lawmaker suggests.
Employee Policy
Lawmakers push IRS on backlog and customer service problems
The agency says it's aiming to get to a "healthy" backlog level by the end of the year, but in June, the National Taxpayer Advocate said that would be "difficult" for the agency to do.
Oversight
The Inflation Reduction Act Will Require the IRS to Study Free Tax Filing Options
TurboTax maker Intuit has long blocked efforts to create free online tax filing for all, but this sweeping domestic policy bill provides $15 million to investigate how the IRS could implement such a program.
Oversight
Lawmakers Push IRS on Backlog and Customer Service Problems
The agency says it's aiming to get to a "healthy" backlog level by the end of the year, but in June, the National Taxpayer Advocate said that would be "difficult" for the agency to do.
Pay
IRS hiring in the big climate bill
The Inflation Reduction Act is the topic on our partner site's podcast, with Eric Katz.
Workforce
House Sends Package that Includes an IRS Hiring Boost and USPS EV Funding to Biden
The measure aimed at lowering health care costs and fueling the fight against climate change received only Democratic support.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: IRS Hiring in the Big Climate Bill
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act.
Tech