Six committees of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel — including the one focused on toll-free phone lines such as the Practitioner Priority Service line — meet to hear public suggestions for customer service days after the IRS released its plan for an $80 billion influx of money.
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IRS unveils $80 billion spending plan
The IRS released its long-awaited strategic plan for spending the $80 billion it was allocated by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. Over the first three years, the plan focuses on operations support, enforcement, business systems modernization, and taxpayer services.
Dirty Dozen: IRS scam list includes spear-phishing warning to tax pros
On its annual list, the IRS included a warning to tax pros and businesses to be cautious about opening emails and clicking on links that could result in identity theft.
The QAR: Handle with care
A qualified amended return can allow taxpayers to avoid certain penalties, but only in closely circumscribed circumstances.
Nonresident alien partner’s gain on inventory items sourced to US
Nonresident alien’s Sec. 751 gain on sale of partnership interest was sourced to United States.
Reportable transactions: A compliance update
Despite recent court rulings against the IRS’s promulgation of related notices, taxpayers and their advisers must attend to reportabletransaction regimes.
Is a substitute for return a return? Understanding the statute of limitation for credits and refunds
This item examines this issue and the potential position that such a substitute for return does not constitute a return that triggers the statute of limitation on claims for refund under Sec. 6511.
Distribution from 401(k) plan taxable to taxpayer with diabetes
Sec. 401(k) plan distribution is not excludable from income or exempt from the Sec. 72(t) addition to tax due to taxpayer’s diabetes.
Dirty (Half) Dozen: Watch for these red flags when choosing a tax preparer
The IRS reached the halfway point of its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, advising that taxpayers be careful when choosing a preparer to handle their returns.
NFTs as collectibles: IRS issues guidance and seeks comments
Pending further guidance that it intends to issue on the treatment of nonfungible tokens as collectibles, the IRS said that it will use a lookthrough analysis for determining if an NFT is a collectible.
Taxpayer services should get more of that $80 billion, advocate says
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins wrote in her blog post Thursday that Congress should allocate more money from the Inflation Reduction Act’s $80 billion budget infusion over 10 years for the IRS to taxpayer services and business systems modernization and less to enforcement and operations.
ERC claims on returns prepared by others raise questions for tax pros
The IRS Office of Professional Responsibility issued a bulletin that reviews the Circular 230 professional responsibilities that apply to claims for the employee retention credit.
Questions about software tracking and reporting for basis of digital assets
Tax practitioners have many questions about how to track and report the basis of digital assets, and no clear guidance exists. Here are tips from the AICPA Virtual Currency and Digital Assets Tax Task Force.
Senate approves Danny Werfel as IRS commissioner
The Senate voted 54–42 on Thursday to approve Werfel, a former acting IRS commissioner who has served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
Digital scanning of tax documents to expand, will add Form 1040 soon
The IRS announced that it will soon be able to scan paper Forms 1040 and 941 instead of inputting them by hand. The acting commissioner describes the expansion as “another milestone” in the agency’s transformation.
IRS clarifies required minimum distribution reporting
New guidance on required minimum distributions reporting provides relief for financial institutions that due to a change to the RMD start date rules made by the SECURE 2.0 Act, may have incorrectly provided RMD statements to IRA owners who turn 72 in 2023.
In-person IRS tax forums scheduled for first time since pandemic start
The three-day forums, last held in person in 2019, are designed specifically for CPAs and other tax professionals.
Lookback period extended for refunds related to pandemic postponements
In determining the beginning of the lookback period for refund claims for returns with due dates postponed by Notice 2021-21 or Notice 2020-23, the IRS will disregard the periods from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, and from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. This change will align the lookback periods with the postponed return filing due dates.
Old tax liabilities cannot be relitigated
Decades-old tax liabilities previously affirmed in Tax Court proceedings cannot be relitigated in a refund suit in district court.
More than three dozen IRS letter rulings allow late QOF self-certifications
Despite a relatively simple self-certification requirement, the QOZ program is fairly complex, and many taxpayers and their representatives have filed tax returns without the requisite self-certification form.
INDIVIDUALS
Current Developments in Taxation of Individuals: Part 1
This update surveys recent federal tax developments involving individuals, including court cases, rulings, and guidance issued during the six months ending October 2025.
