What to know about accessing services from the IRS post shutdown

Experts said the IRS won't be fully operational for weeks and its employees face a backlog of questions and preparations for ...
Nextgov

Bipartisan Senate duo seeks to push IRS customer service forward

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Senators Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Mark Warner, D-Va., want the IRS to make it easier for people to go online to get information about ...
JournalofAccountancy

IRS should be more transparent when communicating phone service metrics, report says

The IRS should be more transparent in communicating its telephone service metrics by including in the metrics more phone lines that taxpayers call and by covering the entire fiscal year and not just ...
JD Supra

U.S. Government: Closed Until Further Notice

Most IRS phone lines are nonfunctional or severely understaffed, and many calls are being rejected or go unanswered. Walk‑in ...
Yahoo

Getting the IRS on the phone is more difficult this tax filing season, experts say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers calling the IRS for help processing their taxes this filing season may find it harder than normal to get someone on the phone, experts say, a problem that is only expected ...
The Durango Herald

Hello? 8 million phone calls unanswered as IRS cut taxpayer service

WASHINGTON – The IRS’ overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services to help pay to enforce President ...
Forbes

IRS Commissioner Says Extra Funding Resulted In Dramatically Improved Service To Taxpayers

Internal Revenue Service Building in Washington D.C., USA. It is the headquarters for the Internal Revenue Service. It is located in the Federal Triangle and was built in 1936. "What a difference the ...