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IRS audit rates decreased most for wealthy, GAO finds

In a study, the US Government Accountability Office finds that the Internal Revenue Service’s individual tax audit rates decreased by 72% during 2010–2019, and by a greater percentage for higher-income taxpayers than for lower-income ones.

TIGTA: IRS should work to expand e-filing

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration finds a lack of coordinated effort across the IRS to fulfill opportunities for wider electronic return filing.

Inflation boosts HSA amounts for 2023

Health savings account maximum contributions, along with minimum deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket expenses of accompanying high-deductible health plans, will be higher next year.

Treasury equity action plan reports progress

The tax implications of the Biden administration’s policy of advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities across the government are outlined.

IRS’s FATCA enforcement fell short, TIGTA says

Initial plans for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act’s regime of reporting US taxpayers’ foreign bank accounts and other financial assets largely have stalled, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reports.

More Schedule K-2 and K-3 FAQs posted

In eight new FAQs on its website, the IRS covers some special issues, including several that it says will be added to the forms’ instructions.