tax administration

The House GOP’s Vote To Cut IRS Funding Was Just One Skirmish In A Long War

It is easy to write off as mere symbolism the House vote to rescind nearly all the $80 billion IRS funding increase Congress approved last...

January 11, 2023Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Cutting Through the Misinformation About The IRS’s Plan To Spend $80 Billion

Understanding how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will affect the Internal Revenue Service’s operations requires wading through a swamp of misinformation, disinformation, and no information...

September 1, 2022Howard Gleckman Janet Holtzblatt

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Can Machine Learning Improve Tax Enforcement Without Human Teachers?

When it comes to tax enforcement, I used to believe the Internal Revenue Service could never have too much information. But the agency already collects...

July 14, 2022Janet Holtzblatt

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Why Another Brutal Filing Season for The IRS May Not Help It Get More Funding

The Internal Revenue Service has limped through yet another tax filing season, reduced to plugging staffing holes in customer service and returns processing by shifting...

April 18, 2022Janet Holtzblatt

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Are Current Hill Tax Plans Enough To Fund A Scaled-Back Climate And Social Spending Bill?

In a 50-50 Senate where every vote counts, President Biden’s “Build Back Better” (BBB) fiscal agenda has a new name and—if it wants the vote...

March 10, 2022John Buhl

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Uncertain Future of the IRS Free File Program

Most of us dread filing tax returns—it’s too complicated, too confusing, and often too expensive. The Free File Program eased some of those burdens for...

March 9, 2022Aravind Boddupalli

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The IRS Is In The Headlines. That Is Not A Good Thing

Remember the old marketing cliche: “I don’t care what you say about me as long as you spell my name right.” In the Internet age,...

February 16, 2022Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The IRS Made Me File A Paper Return. Then Lost It

The IRS lost my 2020 tax return. Well, according to the notice I got yesterday, the IRS says it “never received” the return. But I’m...

January 26, 2022Howard Gleckman

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How Should Congress Fund Investments in The Internal Revenue Service’s Infrastructure?

Congress is moving toward rectifying the decade-long funding crisis at the IRS . The House is on track to adopt President Biden’s proposed $1.6 billion...

July 7, 2021Janet Holtzblatt

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Will Biden’s Plan to Reduce the Tax Gap by Increasing the IRS’s Budget Raise $300 Billion?

I —among many others —have called for more money for the Internal Revenue Service to enable it to collect even more money owed to the...

May 3, 2021Janet Holtzblatt