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Trump administration won’t offer IRS Direct File next year

November 17, 2025 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe […]

RENACCI: The IRS wants to do your taxes — and make sure you pay more

November 17, 2025 Jim Renacci

The ongoing government shutdown has the IRS in zombie mode: walk-in Tax Assistance Centers closed, some refunds delayed and about half the agency’s employees on furlough. Like most bureaucracies, the IRS is constantly trying to […]

Your tax refund could be bigger this year: What the experts say to do with it

May 31, 2024 The Associated Press

According to the most recent IRS data, the average taxpayer gets a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year. A tax refund is typically the “biggest extra windfall of the year,” said Courtney Alev, consumer […]

The IRS plan to let taxpayers digitally submit documents is ahead of schedule, Janet Yellen says

November 9, 2023 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Taxpayers will be able to submit all sorts of tax documents and other communications to the IRS digitally months earlier than originally planned under a new timetable for paperless taxpayer communications announced Tuesday […]

IRS will pause taking claims for pandemic-era tax credit due to an influx of fraudulent claims

September 21, 2023 Mae Anderson, Associated Press

The Internal Revenue Service is pausing accepting claims for a pandemic-era tax credit until 2024 due to rising concerns that an influx of applications are fraudulent. The tax credit, called the Employee Retention Credit, was […]

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IRS pledges more audits of wealthy, better customer service

April 14, 2023 Fatina Hussein, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The IRS released details Thursday on how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations, pledging to invest in new technology, hire more customer service representatives and expand […]

IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states last year

February 15, 2023 The Associated Press

The IRS announced last week that most relief checks issued by states last year aren’t subject to federal taxes, providing 11th hour guidance as tax returns start to pour in. A week after telling payment […]

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Trump administration won’t offer IRS Direct File next year

RENACCI: The IRS wants to do your taxes — and make sure you pay more

Your tax refund could be bigger this year: What the experts say to do with it

The IRS plan to let taxpayers digitally submit documents is ahead of schedule, Janet Yellen says

IRS will pause taking claims for pandemic-era tax credit due to an influx of fraudulent claims

IRS pledges more audits of wealthy, better customer service

IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states last year

GOP: IRS Coming to Get North Carolinians Unless Republicans Win Back the House

IRS revokes tax-exempt status of North Carolina NAACP

MATTHEWS: Republicans have every right to fear the coming IRS expansion

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