IR-2025-21, Feb. 3, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that choosing the right tax professional is essential to helping them avoid tax-related identity theft and financial harm.
IR-2025-20, Jan. 31, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service and partners around the nation today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) with the launch of this year’s EITC Awareness Day campaign.
IR-2025-19, Jan. 30, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today provided taxpayers with six tips to make filing their 2024 tax return easier.
IR-2025-18, Jan. 27, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2025 tax filing season today and is accepting and processing federal individual tax year 2024 returns.
IR-2025-17, Jan. 17, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today updated the frequently asked questions in Fact Sheet 2025-01.
IR-2025-16, Jan. 15, 2025 — The IRS today issued guidance on the income and employment tax treatment of contributions and benefits paid in certain situations under a state paid family and medical leave program, as well as the related reporting requirements. Rev. Rul. 2025-4 provides guidance to the District of Columbia and states that have mandatory paid family and medical leave programs and for employees working in and employers operating in those states.
IR-2025-15, Jan. 15, 2025 — As tax filing season nears, the Internal Revenue Service reminds businesses to submit wage statements and certain information returns to the federal government by Jan. 31.
IR-2025-14, Jan. 15, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced three pilot programs that will test changes to existing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs.
IR-2025-13, Jan. 14, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the appointment of 18 new members to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council.
IR-2025-12, Jan. 14, 2025 — The IRS and partners in the Coalition Against Scam and Scheme Threats (CASST) today released changes for the 2025 filing season designed to help protect taxpayers from becoming victims of a scam or scheme and preventing tax professionals from having their credentials compromised.
IR-2025-11, Jan. 13, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations for corporate separations and reorganizations, including reporting requirements for multi-year corporate separations.
IR-2025-10, Jan. 10, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in southern California affected by wildfires and straight-line winds that began on Jan. 7, 2025.
IR-2025-09, Jan. 10, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations addressing certain SECURE 2.0 Act provisions, including a provision generally requiring newly-established 401(k) and 403(b) plans to automatically enroll eligible employees beginning with the 2025 plan year.
IR-2025-08, Jan. 10, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the nation’s 2025 tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and will feature expanded and enhanced tools to help taxpayers as a result of the agency’s historic modernization efforts.
IR-2025-07, Jan. 10, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations today addressing several SECURE 2.0 Act provisions relating to catch-up contributions, which are additional contributions under a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan that generally are allowed with respect to employees who are age 50 or older.
IR-2025-06, Jan. 10, 2025 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued final regulations identifying certain partnership related-party “basis shifting” transactions as transactions of interest – TOIs – subject to the rules for reportable transactions.
IR-2025-05, Jan. 8, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today granted taxpayers an extra day, until Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, to file any return or pay any tax originally due on Thursday, Jan. 9.
IR-2025-04, Jan. 8, 2025 — National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins today released her 2024 Annual Report to Congress, finding overall improvement in IRS taxpayer service but also highlighting persistent challenges, particularly delays in processing Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims and resolving Identity Theft Victim Assistance cases.
IR-2025-03, Jan. 7, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the IRS Free File Guided Tax Software will be available Friday for taxpayers ahead of the official start of tax season later this month.
IR-2025-02, Jan. 7, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers who paid too little tax in 2024 to make a fourth quarter estimated tax payment on or before Jan. 15, 2025.
IR-2025-01, Jan. 3, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded disaster-area taxpayers who received extensions to file their 2023 returns that, depending upon their location, their returns are due by Feb. 3 or May 1, 2025.
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