It’s going to take years before the IRS gets to its pre-2025 levels of efficiency, if at all,” said Phil Karter, a shareholder at Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry.

KEY TAKEAWAYS If the government shutdown lasts for another week, taxpayers who requested an extension to complete their 2024 tax return by Oct. 15 will likely face issues.Most IRS functions will ...

The Internal Revenue Service began furloughing nearly half its staff Wednesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, ...

The IRS is facing a backlog that could affect your returns, so experts advise you to get your taxes in order today.Taxpayer Luis Alvarez said the IRS owes him $1,700 and he’s still trying to get ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We are hearing from people whose tax refunds are being delayed due to fraud, and others who are having a tough time getting through to the IRS, but there are places to turn for help.

A handful of security deficiencies in IRS information systems elevate the tax agency’s risk of inaccuracies in financial statements, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday. In its report, ...

Although taxes by nature can be complicated, most taxpayer problems center on just a few main areas. The tax experts at Jackson Hewitt analyzed data from the annually published IRS Data Book and ...

The Internal Revenue Service is well-known (some may say "infamous") for auditing tax returns for accuracy and pursuing tax debtors for payments. However, there is a third compliance area that has ...