Internal Revenue Service

IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

The IRS is telling lawmakers that billions of dollars in multi-year modernization funds are helping the agency provide a level of customer service.

Agency Oversight

Congress proceeds with $20B cut to IRS modernization fund in FY 2024 spending deal

Budget

White House wants Congress to give IRS back promised Inflation Reduction Act funds

Federal Newscast

IRS gets pushback on its return-to-office plans — for going too far, and not far enough

Workforce

IRS puts 125,000 high-income individuals not filing tax returns on notice, to recoup millions owed

Agency Oversight

Treasury, IRS set 50% return-to-office target for employees to meet ‘governmentwide’ standard

Workforce

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., speaks during a news conference

Senators press for barcodes on tax returns so IRS can process them faster

Congress

IRS tells Congress to avoid ‘disruptive’ government shutdown ahead of tax filing season

Government Shutdown

IRS digs out from pandemic-era challenges, but struggles on some hiring goals, watchdog tells Congress

Hiring/Retention

IRS workforce development plan lacks one crucial element

Agency Oversight

IRS commissioner charts year-long progress in agency’s ‘tech-enabled transformation’

Workforce

IRS reorganizes its top ranks, with focus on ‘historic’ agency modernization

The Internal Revenue Service is shaking up its leadership team for the first time in decades to elevate parts of the agency at the center of a multi-billion-dollar…

Agency Oversight

IRS commissioner expects to see enforcement hiring to ‘ramp up’ in coming months

The Internal Revenue Service is putting its multi-billion-dollar modernization fund to good use by restoring training for its employees and replacing one…

Hiring/Retention

IRS cybersecurity chief says agency has made ‘tremendous progress’ on logging

Cybersecurity

The head of the IRS’ cybersecurity operations says the Treasury agency is making progress on logging, multifactor authentication, and other aspects of “zero trust” security to help protect taxpayer data.