IRS

Congressional staff, Congress, minibus, funding, budget

Congress faces another countdown, this time FAA reauthorization

Debate continues in Congress surrounding one of the nation’s busiest airports. D.C.-area lawmakers want to nix adding flights to Reagan National Airport.

Congress

IRS extends remote work pilot, in bid to ‘keep up’ with workforce expectations

Workforce

IRS seeks 102,000-employee ‘right-sized’ workforce – and more money to maintain staffing

Hiring/Retention

IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

Agency Oversight

IRS underestimated cost of letting people file for free

Management

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protests, Acquisition, Contracts, procurement

How legislators could make things a little easier for those companies working with the government

Contracting

Plan for AI to handle tax-return preparation

Artificial Intelligence

Resilient voice is key to improving the taxpayer experience

Commentary

IRS could tighten up plans for some of that extra ‘modernizing’ money

IT Modernization

Congress proceeds with $20B cut to IRS modernization fund in FY 2024 spending deal

Budget

The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states

Technology

White House wants Congress to give IRS back promised Inflation Reduction Act funds

IRS got roughly $20 billion in funding through the Inflation Reduction Act, but congressional Republicans demanded cuts to this spending.

Federal Newscast

IRS puts 125,000 high-income individuals not filing tax returns on notice, to recoup millions owed

The IRS is reaching out to high-income individuals who haven’t filed a federal tax return over the past seven years.

Agency Oversight

Treasury, IRS set 50% return-to-office target for employees to meet ‘governmentwide’ standard

Workforce

The Treasury Department and the IRS are calling on teleworking employees to return to the office for half of their workdays, starting in a few months.