Internal Revenue Service

The IRS recovered $1 billion in overdue taxes. Will that save its future funding?

The IRS recently announced it had collected $1 billion in overdue tax revenue, after launching a crackdown on millionaires not paying what they owe.

Financial Management

IRS law enforcement wing’s changing of the guard

Agency Oversight

IRS extends remote work pilot, in bid to ‘keep up’ with workforce expectations

Workforce

IRS seeks 102,000-employee ‘right-sized’ workforce – and more money to maintain staffing

Hiring/Retention

IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

Agency Oversight

Congress proceeds with $20B cut to IRS modernization fund in FY 2024 spending deal

Budget

White House wants Congress to give IRS back promised Inflation Reduction Act funds

Federal Newscast

IRS gets pushback on its return-to-office plans — for going too far, and not far enough

Workforce

IRS puts 125,000 high-income individuals not filing tax returns on notice, to recoup millions owed

Agency Oversight

Treasury, IRS set 50% return-to-office target for employees to meet ‘governmentwide’ standard

Workforce

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., speaks during a news conference

Senators press for barcodes on tax returns so IRS can process them faster

Congress

IRS tells Congress to avoid ‘disruptive’ government shutdown ahead of tax filing season

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told reporters on Thursday that a potential government shutdown wouldn’t keep the agency from starting the tax filing season…

Government Shutdown

IRS digs out from pandemic-era challenges, but struggles on some hiring goals, watchdog tells Congress

The Internal Revenue Service is answering more calls and providing help to taxpayers at levels not seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hiring/Retention

IRS workforce development plan lacks one crucial element

Agency Oversight

The IRS has taken several big steps recently on the personnel front. It has brought in people to help improve taxpayer service. And just the other day commissioner, Danny Werfel said he would reorganize management to emphasize service, compliance, technology and operations. But to discuss one missing element, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked with long-time leadership professor Bob Tobias.