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IRS Enforcement Revenue Fell To $93.8 Billion In 2025
IRS enforcement revenue fell to $93.8 billion in fiscal year 2025 as audit activity and staffing declined. Here’s what the TIGTA data show.
Tax News & Analysis
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Looking For A Job? Watch Out For Scammers
September is one of the busiest months for job hunting—it’s also a peak season for recruitment scams, according to cybersecurity experts at NordVPN. As workers who quit their jobs over the summer reenter the job market and students search for work as the new academic year begins, scammers have a larger pool of potential victims….
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What Is Abatement? Taxes From A to Z®
Learn what tax abatement means, when the IRS may remove penalties or interest, and how taxpayers may qualify for penalty relief.
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IRS Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged for the Rest of 2026
The IRS announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2026. Interest Rates For individuals, the rate for overpayments (money the IRS owes you) and underpayments (money you owe the IRS) will be 7% per year. Here’s what the numbers look like: 7% for overpayments, 6% for corporations…
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Getting To Know You Again
Guess what’s back? It’s Getting To Know You Tuesday (which I realize is an odd thing to announce on a Wednesday). Getting To Know You Tuesday began as a response to my curiosity. When I started practicing, folks would tell me I didn’t seem like someone who would like tax. I started thinking about who that…
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How to Pay the IRS When You Have a Tax Bill
One of the questions I get most often from taxpayers is how to pay the IRS when you have a tax bill. First, a little advice. If you cannot afford to pay, file anyway. There are two kinds of penalties that can affect taxpayers: failure-to-file and failure-to-pay. The failure-to-file penalty (when you owe taxes) is…
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The Taxgirl Newsletter Is Back—Here’s How to Subscribe
Tax news doesn’t have to be boring. Or terrifying. Or technical. The Taxgirl newsletter brings you smart, readable coverage of taxes, tax law, the IRS, money, and the occasional scam—without the jargon overload. It’s free, and it lands in your inbox every Wednesday. You can sign up here. What You’ll Get Each week, I’ll help…
