IRS practice & procedure

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.

IRS commissioner Danny Werfel promised “marked improvement” for the upcoming tax season, when almost 129 million individual tax returns are expected to be filed.

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.

The IRS issued regulations on Monday providing a de minimis safe harbor from information-reporting penalties, finalizing proposed regulations issued in 2018.

Doug O’Donnell, the current deputy commissioner for services and enforcement and the acting IRS commissioner from November 2022 to March 2023, will fill the position.

The IRS said the voluntary phone survey will take about 20 minutes and will cover topics including e-filing, due diligence requirements, data security, and electronic document submission.