IRS

A couple of ideas for how the IRS can plug the so-called tax gap

With the IRS possibly getting big budget boosts in the next few years, the question becomes whether it can hire the people it says it needs … with any…

Hiring/Retention

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How the IRS is blazing TRAILS for acquisition professionals

Commentary

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2021, file photo shows a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is seen in San Antonio. President Joe Biden has proposed more than $3 trillion worth of revenue increases, primarily through higher taxes for corporations and the country's richest households as well as greater IRS enforcement that would target the wealthy. But key lawmakers voiced doubts this week about the size and possible impacts on the economy as congressional committees weighed the measures and a wide array of business groups sifted through the details to highlight what they oppose. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

One economist says the IRS really does need more enforcement horsepower

Congress

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OMB tells agencies to start planning for possible government shutdown

Government Shutdown

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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday, Sept. 17, to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, dealing a heavy blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection amid the highly contagious delta variant. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Now entering: Uncharted territory with the federal vaccine mandate

Federal Report

AP/Patrick Semansky

IRS issues warning about its lack of funding for IT systems

Federal Newscast

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FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. A complaint filed with the IRS alleges that a conservative group is violating its nonpartisan and nonprofit status by using a voter data system linked to the Republican party. The complaint is against the American Legislative Exchange Council. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS could raise $200B in revenue, double its workforce under Biden spending plan

Agency Oversight

Whether on rotary or smart phone, citizens want to call you

Federal Report

With Afghan government falling, Pentagon deciding what to do with money for security forces

Federal Newscast

Bipartisan infrastructure bill would end a pandemic credit for small businesses

Congress

From left, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., confer after a brief meeting of the House Rules Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

For federal employees, 3 items to watch in the bipartisan infrastructure bill

Congress

The IRS makes the case for better case management

Over the years, the IRS has accumulated dozens of case management systems. Many are long in tooth. Last year the agency set up an office knowns as Enterprise…

Management

Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol dome, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

7-bill spending minibus clears House, retains Biden’s proposed federal pay raise

The House minibus includes a silent endorsement of the president’s proposed federal pay raise for civilian employees in 2022. The Senate hasn’t introduced…

Congress

How can the IRS improve its operations for the next filing season?

Workforce

For how the agency might be improving things for the next filing season, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins.

IRS

A couple of ideas for how the IRS can plug the so-called tax gap

How the IRS is blazing TRAILS for acquisition professionals

One economist says the IRS really does need more enforcement horsepower

OMB tells agencies to start planning for possible government shutdown

Now entering: Uncharted territory with the federal vaccine mandate

IRS issues warning about its lack of funding for IT systems

IRS could raise $200B in revenue, double its workforce under Biden spending plan

Whether on rotary or smart phone, citizens want to call you

With Afghan government falling, Pentagon deciding what to do with money for security forces

Bipartisan infrastructure bill would end a pandemic credit for small businesses

For federal employees, 3 items to watch in the bipartisan infrastructure bill

The IRS makes the case for better case management

7-bill spending minibus clears House, retains Biden’s proposed federal pay raise

How can the IRS improve its operations for the next filing season?

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