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News Releases for November 2009

Most Businesses May Take Advantage Of Expanded Loss Carryback Option Under New IRS Procedure
IR-2009-105, Nov. 20, 2009 — Most businesses may use losses incurred during the economic downturn to reduce income from prior tax years, under a revenue procedure issued today by the IRS.

IRS Announces 2010 VITA Grant Recipients
IR-2009-104, Nov. 10, 2009 — The IRS awarded nearly $8 million in matching grants to support its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

Nov. 18 Webinar for Tax Professionals Details Benefits of E-File
IR-2009-103, Nov. 10, 2009 — Tax professionals can hear first hand from their colleagues and e-mail questions to the Internal Revenue Service about the benefits of IRS e-file during a free Nov. 18 webinar, “E-file: Building the Case, A Panel Discussion with Tax Professionals.”

New Members, Chairman Selected for ETAAC
IR-2009-102, Nov. 9, 2009 — The Internal Revenue Service announced the selection of four new members and a Chairman for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The Treasury Department and the IRS Commissioner have approved the new members to serve a three-year term beginning October 2009 and ending October 2012.

IRS Seeks to Return $123.5 Million in Undeliverable Refunds to Taxpayers; IRS Reminds Taxpayers to Use E-file and Direct Deposit
IR-2009-101, Nov. 5, 2009 — The IRS is looking for taxpayers who are due a combined $123.5 million in 107,831 refund checks that were returned due to mailing address errors.

IRS Seeks Applications for TE/GE Advisory Committee
IR-2009-100, Nov. 3, 2009 — The IRS is seeking applications for vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT).

Two Out of Three Individuals Now Using IRS e-File
IR-2009-99, Nov. 2, 2009 — 95 million individuals e-filed in 2009. More than 30 million individuals filed from their home computers, up 20 percent from the prior year.

News Release and Fact Sheet Archive
News releases and fact sheets from November 2002 forward and an archive of news releases and fact sheets in PDF format back to 1997.



Page Last Reviewed or Updated: November 20, 2009