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IRS Workforce Reductions: Delays and Increased Legal Challenges

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A May 2 report from the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that as of March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce had fallen by 11,443 employees, or 11%, due to probationary employee...more

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Impending IRS Workforce Cuts Mean Taxpayers Should Act Now to Resolve IRS Issues

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The New York Times reported on March 4, 2025, that the Trump administration is aiming to cut half of the Internal Revenue Service’s workforce by the end of the year. The cuts are reportedly across all divisions of the IRS,...more

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IRS Layoffs May Mean Longer Waits, Audit Delays and Tax Court Battles

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to lay off approximately 7% of its workforce in the coming weeks, with the possibility of further reductions. It remains unclear which divisions will be most affected or whether...more

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Getting an Erroneous Tax Refund Case to a Jury is a Fraught Task in the Fifth Circuit

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In Grigsby v. United States, the Justice Department used discovery procedures in federal district court essentially to audit a taxpayer’s federal income tax credits for research activities. The court found that the taxpayer...more

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IRS Resumes Processing New Claims for Employee Retention Credit

After lifting the moratorium on processing tax refund claims, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun processing a large backlog of claims for the employee retention tax credit (ERC), aimed at businesses impacted by...more

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The Government's Use of Procedural Hurdles to Disallow Research Credit Refund Claims

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In two recent cases, the IRS has tried to defeat research credit refund claims on procedural grounds, rather than simply litigating whether the substantive nature of the asserted research meets the requirements of section 41...more

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MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 5, Issue 11 - November 2014

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In This Issue: - Court Orders Department of Finance to Release Corporate Tax Return Records to City Comptroller - ALJ Upholds State Tax Department Policy on Personal Liability of LLC Members for Sales Tax ...more

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The IRS May Require Taxpayers to File Formal Refund Claims During an Audit

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has drafted new rules relating to the filing of informal refund claims during an examination. An informal refund claim is a request for a refund by the taxpayer either in a written form,...more

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