On 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
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IRS Commissioner’s Office Vacant Once Again
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In 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 AgainIRS Launches Online Tool to Simplify Reporting of Tax Fraud and Scams
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The 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.
In…
Continue Reading IRS Launches Online Tool to Simplify Reporting of Tax Fraud and ScamsWith the Tariffs Struck Down, Now the Refund Fight Begins
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Fox Rothschild attorneys Lizbeth R. Levinson and Brittney R. Powell have authored a client alert regarding the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down the President’s tariffs, and…
Continue Reading With the Tariffs Struck Down, Now the Refund Fight BeginsGroup of U.S. Senators Sound Alarm About State of Federal Tax Enforcement
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In 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…
Continue Reading Group of U.S. Senators Sound Alarm About State of Federal Tax EnforcementGroup of U.S. Senators Question Sharp Drop in IRS Investigations of Abusive Tax Schemes
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With a dire warning that “[t]ax shelter promoters are watching,” a group of U.S. Senators is questioning a significant decline in Internal Revenue Service investigations of abusive tax schemes as…
Continue Reading Group of U.S. Senators Question Sharp Drop in IRS Investigations of Abusive Tax SchemesPartial Government Shutdown Ends With Funding Deal That Will Slash IRS Budget
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The four-day partial government shutdown – which did not impact the Internal Revenue Service – ended yesterday after the House passed, and the President signed, a funding package approved by…
Continue Reading Partial Government Shutdown Ends With Funding Deal That Will Slash IRS BudgetFederal Government Shutdown? Not at the IRS
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In the midst of the tax filing season, the Internal Revenue Service remains open for business despite the partial federal government shutdown that went into effect early Saturday morning. The…
Continue Reading Federal Government Shutdown? Not at the IRSCongress Eyes Significant Cut to IRS Budget
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As legislators face a January 30 government funding deadline, the House has passed legislation that would further erode the Internal Revenue Service’s annual budget and negatively impact federal tax enforcement. …
Continue Reading Congress Eyes Significant Cut to IRS BudgetIRS Unveils More Leadership Changes as Tax Filing Season Opens
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After a few months of relative calm at the highest levels of the Internal Revenue Service (following turbulence and high-level executive turnover that marked much of 2025), the tax agency…
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