News & Updates

IRS: Sept. 15 is the deadline for third quarter estimated tax payments

September is National Preparedness Month; IRS urges everyone to update and secure their records to prepare now for natural disasters

COVID tax relief: IRS provides broad-based penalty relief for certain 2019 and 2020 returns due to the pandemic; $1.2 billion in penalties being refunded to 1.6 million taxpayers

IRS Appeals invites input on enhancing video conference options for taxpayers and tax professionals

2021 tax extension filers, don’t overlook these important tax benefits

IRS adds new information in traditional Chinese to help with tax authorizations, part of growing multilingual effort to support taxpayers and help tax pros, third-party designees

Security Summit: Tax pros can help clients battle identity theft risk

IRS announces interest rate increases for the fourth quarter of 2022; 6% rate applies to most taxpayers starting Oct. 1

IRS: Missouri storm, flooding victims now eligible for tax relief; Oct. 17 deadline, other dates extended to Nov. 15

New school year reminder to educators; maximum educator expense deduction rises to $300 in 2022

Security Summit releases new data security plan to help tax professionals; new WISP simplifies complex area

IRS: Truckers need to file by August 31 deadline, e-file encouraged

Security Summit: Tell-tale signs of identity theft tax pros should watch for

IRS: Kentucky storm, flooding victims now eligible for tax relief; October 17 deadline, other dates extended to November 15

Security Summit warns tax pros of evolving email and cloud-based schemes to steal taxpayer data

Security Summit: Identity Protection PINs provide an important defense against tax-related identity theft

New IRS Strategic Plan: Agency issues five-year plan with goal to help taxpayers

2021 tax extension filers don’t need to wait until October 17

IRS revises frequently asked questions about the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit

Free IRS/FTC webinar to focus on scams, ID theft and IP PINs