The IRS’s new Simple Notice Initiative follows a pilot that demonstrated how redesigned notices can improve taxpayer experience while reducing call volume.

In an announcement posted Tuesday, until regulations are issued, the IRS said businesses do not have to include digital assets in determining whether cash received in a single transaction is over the $10,000 reporting threshold.

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel detailed new IRS efforts to collect taxes from high-income individuals, complex partnerships, and large corporations. He also gave an update on IRS modernization progress.

In an annual report to Congress, the national taxpayer advocate says the IRS should prioritize improving service on the practitioner priority service line, which had a 29% call answer rate.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in its annual report that the total tax revenue collected from return filings was about $790 billion more than in FY 2021.