The IRS told tax professionals in an IRS alert Thursday afternoon that the one-week delay for some refunds relates to fine-tuning IRS systems to adjust for new safeguards put in place this tax season to provide stronger protection against refund fraud.

Data from the Internal Revenue Service found that more than 279000 federal employees and retirees owed $3.4 billion in back income taxes as of Sept. 30, 2010. The data showed that 467 employees of the House of Representatives, or about 4.2 percent of

IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman appeared before a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee to explain the agency's rulings on mutual fund activity. Since 2006, the IRS has issued over 70 private letter rulings that allow

Obama's IRS Return Shows His Tax Hypocrisy, Current Debate Shows Urgent Need for Corporate Tax Reform. Texas Insider Report: Washington, DC – In his State of the Union speech, Barack Obama lectured those whom he

IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman appeared before a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee to explain the agency's rulings on mutual fund activity. Since 2006, the IRS has issued over 70 private letter rulings that allow