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AICPA recommends improvements to CP53E notice process

A letter to the IRS cites erroneous notices, late guidance, and practitioner confusion. It also calls for clearer rules and system changes.

IRS to merge tax practitioner offices despite AICPA opposition

The new Tax Professional Management Office will combine the Return Preparer Office and Office of Professional Responsibility functions under one structure, with the IRS saying their missions and oversight roles would remain unchanged.

IRS appeals Kwong as advocate says refunds may be at stake

The IRS filed an appeal of the Court of Federal Claims’ Kwong decision, in which the court held that the filing deadline for refund claims for penalties and interest was automatically extended by Sec. 7508A(d) due to the COVID-19 disaster declaration.

IRS to develop system to track missing payments, TIGTA says

The report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration finds that manual tracking and uneven workloads slow resolution of cases of unidentified payments.

IRS stops billions in identity theft refunds but needs data earlier, report says

A report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that delayed filings of Forms 1099-R and W-2G limit the IRS’s ability to spot refund fraud early.

Final regs. modify reporting obligations for Form 8308, Part IV

The final regulations published by the IRS stick with the proposed regulations that modify information-reporting obligations for Part IV of Form 8308, Report of a Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership Interests.