Martha Waggoner

By Martha Waggoner The IRS will develop an electronic system to track missing taxpayer payments, the agency said in response to a watchdog

By Martha Waggoner The IRS has appealed the decision in Kwong , 179 Fed. Cl. 382 (2025), in which the Court of Federal Claims held that the

The IRS announced the updated amounts Friday in Rev. Proc. 2026-24 , issued pursuant to Sec. 223(g). The revenue procedure also includes the revised maximum amount that may be made newly available for excepted-benefit health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) under Regs. Sec. 54.9831-1(c)(3)(viii).

By Martha Waggoner The cost of an estate tax closing letter (also referred to as IRS Letter 627) will increase from $56 to $76 if proposed regulations issued Monday by the IRS ( REG-103193-26 ) become final.

By Martha Waggoner The IRS will merge two offices that deal with tax practitioners — one that deals with misconduct and discipline and

By Martha Waggoner The IRS should provide additional guidance on CP53E notices, the AICPA said, after the agency sent the notices to 3 million taxpayers, seeking bank account information and prompting widespread concern.

By Martha Waggoner The IRS is holding in-person interviews in six cities for key seasonal roles, a move that the chair of the AICPA welcomed during her comments Monday at AICPA ENGAGE.

By Martha Waggoner The IRS moved almost 1,200 workers to Taxpayer Services “to address critical staffing shortages and potential 2026 filing

By Martha Waggoner About one-fourth of callers to two IRS telephone lines during three months in 2025 did not receive quality customer service, a watchdog report dated June 10 said.

By Martha Waggoner The IRS's outside technology advisory panel called on Congress to provide stable, multiyear funding; expand the use of artificial intelligence; and simplify tax administration.