With its funding restricted within the 2014 Appropriations Bill, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner has indicated that taxpayers will have to exercise patience when trying to contact the agency. Among other problems the agency will not be able to answer 30 percent of calls made to it by taxpayers. From 2010, IRS funding and staffing have been cut by 8 percent, despite a steady increase in the agency’s workload. The IRS was able to answer only 61 percent of calls from taxpayers seeking assistance from a customer service representative – a number that left 20m taxpayers unable to get through to the IRS on the phone – and there has been an 86 percent drop in tax law questions answered, from 795,000 10 years ago to only 110,000 in the 2013 filing season.
US signs an IGA with Canada to implement the FATCA
Related Posts
US: Appeals Court rules to maintain Trump 10% global tariffs
A federal appeals court ruled on 11 June 2026 to maintain a freeze on a lower court's decision that had challenged the Trump administration's newly imposed 10% global tariff. The move ensures tariff collection continues from three importers—two
Read MoreUS: Trump Administration signals doubt over North American trade renewal
President Donald Trump has indicated the US may not renew the United States–Mexico–Canada (USMCA) Agreement, citing trade imbalances and stating that neither Canada nor Mexico offers goods America cannot obtain elsewhere. Despite these comments,
Read MoreUS: IRS and Security Summit partners announce new framework to better protect taxpayers and tax revenue from fraud
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Security Summit partners announced on 8 June 2026 that a restructuring of the public-private partnership is designed to strengthen protections and enhance information sharing across the tax system. The
Read MoreUS: Judge blocks Trump-era restrictions on clean energy tax credits
A US federal judge has overturned a Trump administration policy that had tightened requirements for renewable energy developers to claim federal tax incentives. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled on Saturday, 6 June 2026, that the
Read More
US: IRS details agency activities in fiscal year 2025 Data Book
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2025 Data Book on 5 June 2026, detailing the agency’s activities during fiscal year 2025. The report provides a statistical overview of the agency’s operations and the work employees performed to
Read MoreUS: Treasury, IRS announce intent to issue proposed regulations for excise tax on excess tax-exempt organisation executive compensation under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on 5 June 2026 that it issued Notice 2026-36, announcing its intent to issue proposed regulations addressing the tax on excessive compensation and excess parachute
Read More