Each year, the National Taxpayer Advocate reports to Congress on how the IRS is performing—and where taxpayers continue to face challenges. The most recent reports, released in January and June 2026, show that while the IRS is handling a high volume of returns efficiently, issues still arise when matters become more complex, and there is
Recent budget proposals in Washington include a roughly $1.4 billion reduction to the IRS’s annual funding, with a significant portion targeted at enforcement activities. The administration has framed this as a way to streamline operations and trim “inefficiency and duplicative spending,” while House appropriators have advanced a funding bill that would lower enforcement dollars well
At the present time, the IRS is still finalizing some forms for the e-file acceptance. As a result, there could be rejections or errors on the e-file in certain forms or schedules are e-filed as part of the tax return. The U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO "... provides fact-based, nonpartisan information to Congress. Often called
