The IRS filed an appeal of the Court of Federal Claims’ Kwong decision, in which the court held that the filing deadline for refund claims for penalties and interest was automatically extended by Sec. 7508A(d) due to the COVID-19 disaster declaration.

The report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration finds that manual tracking and uneven workloads slow resolution of cases of unidentified payments.

Taxpayer Services staff handling calls, correspondence, and other tasks logged most of the overtime, the report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.

A report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that delayed 1099-R and W-2G filings limit the IRS’s ability to spot refund fraud early.

The AICPA said the changes would ease the compliance load on CPAs who help small businesses navigate federal reporting rules.

The IRS expanded its CP53E guidance with fresh information on QR code security, online account access problems, and how taxpayers can confirm successful bank account updates.

The final regulations published Tuesday by the IRS stick with the proposed regulations that modify information-reporting obligations for Part IV of Form 8308, Report of a Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership Interests.

The organization highlighted top technical issues across 10 areas and urged the IRS to prioritize tax simplification.