The Internal Revenue Service is moving forward with implementation of new rules requiring the State Department to deny, or revoke, the U.S. passports of individuals with seriously delinquent federal tax
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IRS Unveils Fast Track Mediation Collection Program, Offering Expedited Resolution for Certain Collection Cases
Effective November 18, 2016, Revenue Procedure 2016-57 established the Small Business/Self-Employed (“SB/SE”) Fast Track Mediation Collection (“FTMC”) program to allow taxpayers and the IRS to resolve disputes quickly with an…
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IRS Announces Major Changes to Appeals Procedures
In October 2016, the IRS declared that in-person conferences will no longer be the default method for Appeals conferences. The IRS also made several key Collection and Examination policy clarifications…
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Trends in IRS Compliance Activities Through Fiscal Year 2015
On September 8, 2016, the IRS issued its final report on taxpayer compliance through fiscal year 2015 (the federal government’s fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September…
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IRS Contracts with Private Collection Agencies
According to a July 2015 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, inactive tax receivables have ballooned to $380 billion, a 23 percent increase since 2009. As a result, the…
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