The IRS also has collection powers that many people do not really grasp until they are already in a rough spot.  If the IRS ...

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Tax experts warn that seemingly small filing errors can attract unwanted attention from the IRS and create costly problems ...

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This tax season, there have been heightened concerns about IRS audits as the agency begins to deploy its nearly $80 billion in funding. While the IRS plans to hire more workers, including enforcement ...

As of Dec. 18, the IRS was about 27% smaller compared to the start of 2025, with the workforce falling from more than 102,000 in January 2025 to about 74,000 in December. Despite staffing cuts, the ...

Just looking at the raw numbers, less than 1% of filers have been audited by the IRS in recent tax years. Based on the latest data available, for example, in tax year 2021 the IRS pursued a mere 0.3% ...

“Imagine an IRS employee sitting down to play chess against a potential tax evader, and now suddenly you have IBM Watson on your side telling you exactly how to play the chess game,” former IRS ...