… tax filing season. The filing season, defined as the period from January 1 through mid-April, is critical for the IRS … it is during this time that most individuals file their income tax returns and contact the IRS if they have questions … for screening as of March 5, 2016. The IRS continues to offer more self-assistance options that taxpayers can access …

… (IRS) that were required by law eighteen years ago remain incomplete today, according to a report publicly released by … filing rate for returns and information documents; offering online personal accounts; avoiding the diversion of … extensive organizational changes that move the agency away from a customer-centric model have a documented business …

… Payments Press Release March 8, 2016 … WASHINGTON - The inconsistent use of over-age correspondence lists by … The IRS's internal guidelines state that correspondence from taxpayers is generally considered over-age if not … should develop a consistent process to ensure that managers complete their reviews of Automated Age Listings - that is, …

… To Ensure Reliability of Unemployment Files and to Work Multi-State Cases Press Release February 8, 2016 … … have a process to ensure that State certification data are complete. TIGTA's comparison of the 5,064,269 single-State employers identified 3,452 employers for …

… billion as of July 2014. This amount includes more than $530 million in credits that entered the XSF in Calendar Year 2013. Although the IRS Chief Financial Officer accounts for excess collections on an annual basis, … than $15,000 and found that transfers did not always comply with procedures and managerial approval is not …

… deposits to a single bank account in an effort to further combat identity theft. "With identity theft continually … 325 returned undeliverable tax refund checks totaling $309,068 in which the IRS did not identify the refund as … and did not take action to remove the fraudulent refund from the tax account. TIGTA recommended that the …

… employees this filing season. "The phone fraud scam has become an epidemic, robbing taxpayers of millions of dollars … month in which individuals fraudulently claiming to be IRS officials make unsolicited calls and "robocalls" to … of over 5,000 victims who have collectively paid over $26.5 million as a result of the scam, in which criminals …

… reminded taxpayers to remain on "High Alert" during the coming tax filing season to avoid being conned by criminals … Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, other offices of Inspectors General, and the U.S. Department of … a handful of victims," George said. "On average, between 30 and 40 new victims each week report that they paid the …

… Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) e-file Provider Program offers taxpayers an alternative to filing a traditional … e-file Program partnership applications identified nine (26 percent) that omitted at least one partner with a five … Services Support organization. The IRS Return Integrity and Compliance Services organization did not evaluate the 328 …