Tax-Exempt and Government Entities - Annual priority and program letters

 

Tax Exempt and Government Entities Fiscal Year 2026 Program Letter PDF

The FY 2026 Program Letter serves as TE/GE’s annual roadmap, outlining priorities, compliance focus areas, and operational objectives for the fiscal year. It communicates how we will align our work with broader Treasury and IRS strategic goals.

The Program Letter also clarifies how TE/GE will translate enterprise-wide strategy into action. It highlights compliance enforcement priorities, transformation initiatives, and workforce development efforts designed to enhance taxpayer service, improve operational effectiveness, and ensure employees are equipped to succeed in a modernized environment.

By clearly outlining our priorities and strategic direction, the Program Letter provides clarity for stakeholders and direction for employees. It helps ensure that resources, technology enhancements, and workforce development efforts are coordinated and focused on strengthening voluntary compliance and achieving meaningful outcomes for the organizations and communities TE/GE serves.

Prior fiscal years' work plans, accomplishments, priorities and program letters

Older versions of the above content may reflect prior mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and/or activities that have subsequently been prohibited by Executive Order 14151 - Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Executive Order 14168 - Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. These versions are being maintained solely for records retention purposes and any language therein that is not consistent with Executive Orders 14151 and 14168 does not reflect the current policy of the IRS or TE/GE.

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