This is the seventh in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), a bipartisan legislative package introduced on February 26, 2026, by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service and administration at the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). …
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This article is the third in a series analyzing the proposed Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service…
Continue Reading The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act: Title III: Judicial ReviewThis article is the second in a series analyzing the proposed Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service…
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By Meeren Amin, Brian C. Bernhardt, Kristy Caron, Matthew D. Lee, and Jonathan M. Wasser This article is…
Continue Reading Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title I: Tax Administration and Customer ServiceOn February 26, 2026, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a bipartisan legislative package proposing…
Continue Reading Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Significantly Improve Federal Tax Administration and ProcedureAccording to a recent report, the FBI and IRS are rolling out a collaborative effort to investigate nonprofit organizations believed to have connections to domestic terrorism. The program stems…
Continue Reading FBI and IRS Team Up to Probe Nonprofits for Purported Ties to Domestic TerrorismIn the wake of a March 9 letter from three U.S. Senators expressing concerns about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s dual role as Acting IRS Commissioner, the IRS announced today that…
Continue Reading IRS Commissioner’s Office Vacant Once AgainThe Internal Revenue Service has unveiled a new web page on IRS.gov that allows taxpayers to confidentially report suspected tax fraud or evasion, scams, and other tax-related illegal activities.
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Continue Reading IRS Launches Online Tool to Simplify Reporting of Tax Fraud and ScamsCourt Ruling Creates Refund Opportunity for Pandemic-Era IRS Interest and Penalties
Fox Rothschild attorneys Matthew D. Lee, Brian C. Bernhardt, and Jonathan M. Wasser have authored a client alert regarding a new refund opportunity for taxpayers who accrued IRS…
Continue Reading Court Ruling Creates Refund Opportunity for Pandemic-Era IRS Interest and PenaltiesIn the midst of Congressional consideration of the administration’s FY2026 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (which was ultimately approved on February 3, 2026), a group of U.S. Senators…
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