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IRS expands use of chatbots to help answer questions on key notices
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the availability of expanded chatbot technology to help quickly answer basic questions for people receiving notices about possibly underreporting their taxes.
The new chatbot feature…

Taxpayers can now upload more documents to IRS
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that taxpayers who receive certain notices requiring them to send information to the IRS now have the option of submitting their documentation online through IRS.gov.
This…

Deferred Social Security tax payment due Dec. 31
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded employers and self-employed individuals that chose to defer paying part of their 2020 Social Security tax liability that their second annual installment of the deferred amount is due on December 31,…

IRS: Interest rates increase for the first quarter of 2023
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates will increase for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
For individuals, the rate for overpayments and underpayments will be 7% per year, compounded daily,…

Tax returns filed in 2021 to be completed in June
WASHINGTON — Following intensive work during the past several months, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that processing on a key group of individual tax returns filed during 2021 will be completed by the end of this week.
Due…

Taxpayers who owe and missed the April 18
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service encourages taxpayers who missed Monday's April 18 tax-filing deadline to file as soon as possible. While taxpayers due a refund receive no penalty for filing late, those who owe and missed the deadline…

IRS begins 2022 tax season and urges extra caution for taxpayers
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today kicked off the 2022 tax filing season with an urgent reminder to taxpayers to take extra precautions this year to file an accurate tax return electronically to help speed refunds.
The start…

IRS reminds employers to e-file payroll tax returns timely
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded employers that the next quarterly payroll tax return is due November 1, 2021. The IRS urges employers to use the speed and convenience of filing the returns electronically.
E-filing…

IRS provides relief for certain employers claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced it is providing transition relief to certain employers claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). The WOTC is a federal income tax credit available to employers that hire certified…