The IRS shares details on how its budget is allocated to resources, the composition of its workforce, and many other details that are relevant to see what areas the IRS is prioritizing. You can read from their official website (link below) and see more details on the graphs, tables and even download Excel files with
In the FS-2024-28, the IRS reminds us how to treat crowdfunding transactions. Note that there were several articles and posts published related to this topic in the IRS website (See links below) and now the IRS is updating some of their guidance, like the 1099K thresholds. If there is a platform or website to request
As mentioned in IR-2024-217, the IRS has released interim guidance in late August 2024 allowing that employers with retirement plans (401(k) plan, 403(b) plan, governmental 457(b) plan or SIMPLE IRA plan) can provide matching for employees payments to their student loans in plan years beginning Dec 2023. Previously the employer matching was only if the
More and more often, personal data gets hacked, exposed, etc. Some of you remember the Equifax data breach with 147 million people impacted and a settlement of up to $425 million dollars and there have been many other cases since then. The most recent one is the National Public Data that exposed 3 billion individuals
In July 2024, the IRS released several warnings on widespread scams and misleading claims on the Self Employment tax credit. The IRS is taking a proactive communication approach and raising awareness of scams, fraud and other misleading information on social media and by different promoters. Clean Energy Tax Credit – In the IR-2024-182, the
In the IRS IR-2024-174, the IRS announced that is mailing out a limited time settlement offer for taxpayers that participated in Syndicated Conservation Easement. How does the Syndicated Conservation Easement work? This is an overvalued conservation easement that is claimed as charitable contributions that promoters will target to high income taxpayers. The target will invest
In the mid year report to Congress (IR-2024-173), National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins revealed the misleading metrics that the IRS uses to report call service. The IRS accounts for a goal of achieving a Level of Service (LoS) of at least 85%, which was exceeded in 2024 (88%). "... The Treasury Department and the
In the mid year report to Congress, National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins stated that there are significant delays for victims of identify theft, which subsequent delays on their refunds. As reported in the IR-2024-173, the average time to resolve the identify theft when up from 19 months in 2023 to 22 months in April
In the Fact Sheet 2024-21 Basis shifting, the IRS detailed the guidance to avoid abusive basis shifting by related-party partnership members, such as transfers, distributions or liquidations. This is part of a broader targeted effort against partnerships and high income taxpayers. For the basis shifting, the IRS described the abuse as a evasion of taxes
In mid June 2024, Victor Garrido attended an IRS conference "Working Together" where the IRS made presentations on several topics. One of the latest pain points shared by the agency was the elevated number of scams and fraud activities conducted through: phone calls to taxpayers, especially elder citizens that might have dementia, Alzheimer, or other
