IRS, Congress and National Taxpayer Advocate

Taxpayer Advocate urges Congress to preserve IRS funding for service, technology
The National Taxpayer Advocate has urged Congress to preserve IRS funding for taxpayer service and technology amid Republican scrutiny.
Your IRS refund could take years if you were a victim of ID theft. The national taxpayer advocate wants that fixed
Tax-related identity theft is common, but the Internal Revenue Service is often too slow to move when refunds become ensnarled by the actions of bad actors. Taxpayers who have been the victims of identity theft have experienced significant delays when requesting refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
National Taxpayer Advocate calls on Congress to boost IRS modernization funds
Ahead of GOP takeover and calls for cuts to the tax agency, Erin M. Collins asks lawmakers to reallocate enforcement funds to tech system upgrades.
Tax season is about to start. The IRS is still grappling with refund delays, tax advocate says.
Millions of taxpayers continue to struggle with delays in refunds from the IRS, a new tax advocate report says.
Taxpayer Advocate spotlights IRS delays in ERC claims
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins released her annual report to Congress, highlighting improvements in taxpayer service, but pointing to persistent delays.
Taxpayer Advocate Calls on Congress to Maintain IRS Funding
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins told lawmakers today that the Internal Revenue Service has made significant progress in improving taxpayer service but warned that “continued funding is critical to enable the IRS to successfully deliver on its mission and transform how it works with taxpayers going forward.
Why IRS Will Owe Some Americans Extra Money on Top of Tax Refund
In her 2024 Annual Report to Congress, Collins highlights the second most serious problem as delays in tax return processing, which leads to refund delays. If a tax refund is delayed by more than 45 days,
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IRS workforce surpasses 100,000 employees, but faces ‘war of attrition’ retaining staff
An IRS watchdog warns the agency faces challenges hiring enough employees to replace the number of employees it expects to ...
Taxpayer woes: A 22-month wait for refunds after ID theft, bad social media tips and more
The National Taxpayer Advocate report detailed problems, including nearly 1.2 million employee retention credit claims that ...
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IRS chief predicts agency 'performance will backslide' if funds and staffing are cut
The agency says it is fully prepared for filing season in the near term but backlogs could return if the Trump administration ...
IRS has improved taxpayer services but is slow to resolve ID theft, an independent watchdog says
An independent watchdog finds the IRS has improved its overall taxpayer service through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act ...
IRS service is improving. report to Congress says. But, it’s still dogged by ‘delays, frustration’
For the first time since I became the National Taxpayer Advocate in 2020, I can begin this report with good news: The ...