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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has launched a social media campaign to commemorate its 25th anniversary, even as the Senate Finance Committee holds hearings on a replacement for the agency's long-time inspector general, who died earlier this year.

The IRS could have about 1 million employee retention credit (ERC) claims remaining to process by the end of the year, the national taxpayer advocate said Tuesday at the AICPA & CIMA National Tax Conference.

The Internal Revenue Service today released financial information and highlighted selected accomplishments and challenges in its fiscal year 2024 Financial Report PDF.

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that during open enrollment season for flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) they may be eligible to use tax-free dollars to pay medical expenses not covered by other health plans.

Paul N. Iannone, CPA, J.D., MST and Danny A. Pannese, CPA/ABV/CFF, CSEP, MST, associate professors, and Benoit N. Boyer, Ph.D., retired professor, all in the Jack Welch College of Business and Technology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, wrote “Cleaning up intercompany debt” for the November 2024 issue of The Tax Advisor.

Cooling inflation will bring some relief in the form of slightly lower taxes next year. An average inflationary adjustment of 2.8% under IRS guidance for 2025 released earlier this month came in lower than the 5.4% hike for this year and a boost of more than 7% across the seven federal income brackets in 2023, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Tax Foundation.

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025 has increased to $23,500, up from $23,000 for 2024.

The IRS was ineffective in its efforts to stop a scheme involving fraudsters calling the practitioner priority service telephone line, resulting in estimated losses of over $47 million, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said in a report dated Oct. 22 (TIGTA Rep't No. 2025-IE-R001).

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued Revenue Procedure 2024-31 PDF and proposed regulations to provide guidance for the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit.

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued final regulations to provide guidance for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service granted a filing exception Wednesday for tax-exempt organizations, saying they don't have to file Form 4626, Alternative Minimum Tax – Corporations, for tax year 2023.

The Internal Revenue Service announced today in Revenue Procedure 2024-39 PDF. that grants certain applicable entities that are making an elective payment election a six-month automatic extension of time to file an original or superseding Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return, with relevant schedules and forms.

The IRS is processing 400,000 claims from the pandemic-era employee retention credit (ERC) that represent about $10 billion of eligible filings, the agency said Thursday in a news release (IR-2024-263).

The Internal Revenue Service released the latest tax gap projections Thursday, which pertain to tax year 2022, showing an increase over the previous projections, with the gap between taxes owed and paid growing to $696 billion.

In its attempt to speed processing of employee retention credit (ERC) claims, the IRS changed its policy for pre-refund examinations and should consider reviewing nearly 185,000 claims totaling almost $42 billion, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said in a recent report (TIGTA Rep't No. 2024-400-068 (Sept. 30, 2024)).

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that Direct File will be available in double the number of states than last year's pilot.

The IRS announced relief for taxpayers in all or part of seven states that Hurricane Helene damaged (IR-2024-253). The AICPA, which requested IRS relief in a comment letter, on Thursday also requested filing extensions from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) related to the filing of beneficial ownership information (BOI) and reports of foreign bank and financial accounts (FBAR) for major disaster victims.

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance addressing long-term, part-time employees in 403(b) retirement plans under the SECURE 2.0 Act, which applies to 403(b) plans beginning in 2025. These plans are similar to 401(k) plans but are generally for employees of charities and public schools.

Taxpayers can employ several strategies in the face of limited deductibility of state and local taxes through 2025 and perhaps beyond.

The Internal Revenue Service requested public comments on draft Form 7217 PDF and Instructions for draft Form 7217 PDF today.