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https://www.irsaccountability.org/aia-in-action/category/In+the+News monthly 0.5 https://www.irsaccountability.org/aia-in-action/category/Blog monthly 0.5 https://www.irsaccountability.org/kiosks-tacs daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802485442-P6KSONOSE5I79OGOB92A/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802485442-P6KSONOSE5I79OGOB92A/thumbnail AIA and TIGTA Amplify the Need for Taxpayer Advocate Centers to Address Persistent Issues This week, AIA is again shining a spotlight on an issue we have raised since our inception. On August 8, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report titled “Lack of Contract Oversight Led to Inoperable Kiosks at Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs).” The report reinforces AIA’s call to repair all broken kiosks at TACs nationwide. https://www.irsaccountability.org/irs-blunders daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802488685-PR62MOD52TYW8U4SF88X/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802488685-PR62MOD52TYW8U4SF88X/thumbnail Careless IRS Blunders Harm Honest Taxpayers This past week, the IRS admitted to sending penalty notices to taxpayers “erroneously.” Over the past few months, many Americans have received notices claiming that they owed money for underpaid estimated taxes. 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Grothman Brings Restorative Action to the IRS On September 15, 2025, Representative Glenn Grothman (WI-06) introduced the Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act to fight back against this predatory IRS practice: “Taxpayers deserve fair treatment and strong safeguards against unjust penalties.” https://www.irsaccountability.org/million-dollar-mistake daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802497859-GOTGZXTU4KJUS1Z00K9F/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802497859-GOTGZXTU4KJUS1Z00K9F/thumbnail IRS Million Dollar Mistake This week, AIA spotlights an instance of reckless negligence, that caused undue harm to an innocent family in New Jersey. https://www.irsaccountability.org/foia-delay daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802500436-KCLZCH6ZR2VN5CXOC5UF/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802500436-KCLZCH6ZR2VN5CXOC5UF/thumbnail IRS Stonewalls Ongoing FOIA Request This week, the Alliance for IRS Accountability (AIA) received yet another notification from the IRS delaying our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding Holly Paz and the activities of the pass-through audit unit. This ongoing delay raises serious concerns about transparency and accountability within the agency. https://www.irsaccountability.org/irs-civil-penalty-administration daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802502901-YTZKK717IGUGXOGYZPLG/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802502901-YTZKK717IGUGXOGYZPLG/thumbnail IRS Civil Penalty Administration “Often Unfair, Discouraging Tax Compliance” Per a shocking report from the National Taxpayer Advocate: the IRS exercises excessive authority and exhibits unprecedented overreach. The manner in which the IRS issues civil penalties is “often unfair,” and sometimes, penalties incurred are “life-changing and even insurmountable for some taxpayers.” https://www.irsaccountability.org/ai-surveillance daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802505475-TSPTCR2YJWNL9CQXK8L9/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802505475-TSPTCR2YJWNL9CQXK8L9/thumbnail How Should the IRS Be Using AI? Last year, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) opened an inquiry into the IRS’s use of artificial intelligence to monitor Americans' financial information. They say there’s “reason to believe” that the IRS and the Department of Justice are using AI to monitor millions of people’s private financial data - without a warrant or legal process. https://www.irsaccountability.org/telephone-service daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802507986-XBSGGHHNYU7QSN5XT0VL/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802507986-XBSGGHHNYU7QSN5XT0VL/thumbnail Telephone Service Latest IRS Pain Point Impeding Taxpayer Services A recent report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that while the IRS reported high levels of phone service during tax season, those metrics don’t reflect the full taxpayer experience, especially outside peak months. Many calls went unanswered, and taxpayers who were passed through experienced extremely long wait times. https://www.irsaccountability.org/irs-direct-file-before-authorization daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802510500-2PYH64N451HG9OWN27UP/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802510500-2PYH64N451HG9OWN27UP/thumbnail IRS Initiated Direct File Development Before Authorization A former IRS employee, uncoerced, admitted via blog post that the IRS Direct File team began developing the platform well before receiving the authorization to do so. https://www.irsaccountability.org/tax-court-backlog daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802514974-1VKM0IJ57RTDFLKFRO6F/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802514974-1VKM0IJ57RTDFLKFRO6F/thumbnail Tax Court Backlog Costs Taxpayers Billions Conservation easement cases are facing a severe backlog in the U.S. Tax Court, with nearly one thousand cases and billions of dollars in taxable income at stake. https://www.irsaccountability.org/tax-court-esd-victory daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802517595-R49EVKNG8SDNSFS6JTLH/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802517595-R49EVKNG8SDNSFS6JTLH/thumbnail Tax Court Lands Unanimous ESD Victory This week, the United States Tax Court made a significant ruling on the Economic Substance Doctrine (ESD), unanimously deciding that a threshold relevancy determination must be made before applying the doctrine. https://www.irsaccountability.org/irs-employees-skirt-penalty-procedures daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802520035-9CMWNFU9XB4YZ91PHG0Q/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/697d0af2c43332146bb285bb/1769802520035-9CMWNFU9XB4YZ91PHG0Q/thumbnail IRS Employees Skirt Penalty Procedures  The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has exposed a shocking breakdown in the IRS’s compliance with the Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (RRA 98), specifically Section 1204(b)’s employee retention standard. https://www.irsaccountability.org/irs-taxpayer-assistance-centers daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/bc701228-8c8d-4547-bb3e-f80f12b10667/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/bc701228-8c8d-4547-bb3e-f80f12b10667/thumbnail IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers are Dysfunctional and Discourage Tax Compliance A February 2025 report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) exposes chaos and a lack of responsiveness at IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) across the country. https://www.irsaccountability.org/df-crusaders daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/ca759198-6a45-4d1c-b272-a99998f1debf/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/ca759198-6a45-4d1c-b272-a99998f1debf/thumbnail Direct File Crusaders Continue Fight for Its Revival and Abuse This week, AIA highlights a case of particular hubris from three former IRS employees who brazenly seek the revival of the Direct File tool, recently eliminated by President Trump. https://www.irsaccountability.org/open-letter daily 0.75 2026-02-27 https://www.irsaccountability.org/legacy-systems-still-in-use daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/2f889801-89a2-4f09-9925-758419306da9/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/2f889801-89a2-4f09-9925-758419306da9/thumbnail IRS Fails to Decommission Legacy Systems A September 2025 report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that the IRS has failed to decommission any of its outdated hardware and applications, known as legacy systems, which are used to perform critical day-to-day operations. https://www.irsaccountability.org/trespassing-irs-employee daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/0dc4a30f-4958-46bb-9b4c-a42a8e14be5c/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/0dc4a30f-4958-46bb-9b4c-a42a8e14be5c/thumbnail IRS Employee Trespasses, Threatens to Shoot Woman's Dog Katie Pace Quattlebaum, an everyday American taxpayer, experienced the shock of a lifetime last year when an unsworn IRS process server trespassed onto her property and threatened her dog. The man, Allan Burrows, falsely claimed to be with the Department of Justice and lied to Ms. Quattlebaum, saying that she was wanted in a fraud case. https://www.irsaccountability.org/cybersecurity-failure daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/2189d25e-bc0c-42bf-bd76-8cc2f1dbc9c8/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/2189d25e-bc0c-42bf-bd76-8cc2f1dbc9c8/thumbnail IRS Cybersecurity System Alarmingly Ineffective A new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reveals that the IRS’s Fiscal Year 2025 Cybersecurity Program was not effective. https://www.irsaccountability.org/tas-reports-ongoing-issues daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/320ae986-5085-4f29-8b0b-f3d1ba84de42/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/320ae986-5085-4f29-8b0b-f3d1ba84de42/thumbnail Taxpayer Advocate Service Releases Mid-Year Report, Cites Persistent Issues TAS reported the prevalence of issues that have plagued the IRS for years. Even greater issues will arise ahead of 2026 if key reforms are not instituted. https://www.irsaccountability.org/former-irs-employee-deceives-elderly-woman-out-of-life-savings daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/ccf129bd-62fb-47b4-90f4-8b655bd41b90/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/ccf129bd-62fb-47b4-90f4-8b655bd41b90/thumbnail Former IRS employee Deceives Elderly Woman out of Life Savings A disturbing case involving a former IRS employee who defrauded an elderly woman out of her life savings raises urgent questions about IRS culture and the need for changing any negative learned behaviors of its former employees. https://www.irsaccountability.org/gorsuch-tool daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/32e19d9e-3b29-4268-b5c9-bfcff43d421a/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a3ac2aca5d1701bc331e1d/32e19d9e-3b29-4268-b5c9-bfcff43d421a/thumbnail IRS Gains 'Powerful New Tool' to Evade Accountability, Gorsuch Warns A recent Supreme Court decision in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch has handed the IRS a troubling new mechanism to sidestep accountability, according to Justice Neil Gorsuch’s dissent. 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