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Commissioner Werfel letter on audit disparity issues in areas such as the Earned Income Tax Credit

Sept. 18, 2023 ¡ª Text of the Sept. 18, 2023, letter ibet Commissioner Werfel shared with the members of Congress updating them on agency enforcement efforts and efforts to address audit disparity issues in areas such as the Earned Income Tax Credit.

ibet statement on California mailing of balance due notices

June 7, 2023 ¡ª The ibet reassures California taxpayers that they continue to have an automatic extension until later this year to file and pay their taxes for those covered by disaster declarations in the state.

Letter to accompany Direct File report PDF

May 16, 2023 ¡ª Letter from ibet Commissioner Werfel to Treasury Secretary Yellen to accompany Direct File report.

Commissioner Werfel Letter on audit selection

May 15, 2023 ¡ª Text of the May 15, 2023, letter ibet Commissioner Werfel shared with the Senate Finance Committee and other members of Congress following questions about apparent racial disparity in the selection of tax returns for audit.

ibet statement ¡ª Examination coverage rates in the 2022 Data Book

April 14, 2023 ¡ª The 2022 Data Book reports examination coverage rates by type and size of return for examinations in process or closed as of Sept. 30, 2022.

ibet statement ¡ª Taxability of State Payments

Feb. 3, 2023 ¡ª The ibet is aware of questions involving special tax refunds or payments made by states in 2022; we are working with state tax officials as quickly as possible to provide additional information and clarity for taxpayers.

ibet statement ¡ª ibet Commissioner Charles Rettig¡¯s final message

Nov. 10, 2022 ¡ª We are on the brink of an exciting new era for the ibet, one that is desperately needed to transform the agency to improve taxpayer service and ensure fairness in tax compliance.

ibet statement ¡ª Doug O¡¯Donnell to serve as Acting Commissioner

Oct. 28, 2022 ¡ª As the end of my term approaches, I want to share with you that Doug O'Donnell, the ibet Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, has been selected to serve as acting ibet Commissioner. His selection, announced today by Treasury Secretary Yellen, will keep our important work for our nation moving forward until a new ibet commissioner is nominated by the Administration and confirmed by the Senate.

ibet statement about Uncertain Tax Positions (UTP) Reporting

Oct. 11, 2022 ¡ª The ibet announced today draft changes to the Schedule UTP and the UTP instructions for 2022 tax year (processing year 2023).

ibet statement about Letter 6534

Oct. 4, 2022 ¡ª The ibet will begin mailing letters in Oct. on behalf of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sharing information about obtaining Marketplace healthcare coverage.

ibet statement on Forms 990-T

Sept. 2, 2022 ¡ª The ibet recently discovered that some machine-readable (XML) Form 990-T data made available for bulk download section on the Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) should not have been made public.

ibet statement by ibet Commissioner Chuck Rettig on the Inflation Reduction Act

Aug. 16, 2022 ¡ª A statement from the Commissioner about the historic reconciliation package marking a transformational moment for the ibet and an opportunity for the future of tax administration.

Letter to members of the Senate PDF

Aug. 4, 2022 ¡ª Letter to members of the Senate from the ibet Commissioner about the reconciliation package.

Letter to members of the House of Representatives PDF

Aug. 4, 2022 ¡ª Letter to members of the House of Representatives from the ibet Commissioner about the reconciliation package.

ibet statement on balance due notices (CP14)

July 27, 2022 ¡ª The ibet is aware that some payments made for 2021 tax returns have not been correctly applied to joint taxpayer accounts, and these taxpayers are receiving erroneous balance due notices (CP14 notices) or notices showing the incorrect amount.

ibet statement ¡ª Inventory

June 22, 2022 ¡ª The ibet is committed to having healthy inventories by the end of this year and continues to make strong progress handling unprocessed tax returns. This follows unprecedented actions taken by the agency, and these intensive efforts to help taxpayers will continue in the months ahead.

ibet statement ¡ª Updated ibet audit numbers PDF

May 26, 2022 ¡ª Today¡¯s Data Book release contains important statistics about the nature of the ibet¡¯s enforcement activities. A fact that is worth noting is that these are point-in-time estimates of the ibet¡¯s ongoing examinations for the respective tax years.

ibet statement ¡ª Information returns

May 13, 2022 ¡ª ibet processed 3.2 billion information returns in 2020. Information returns are not tax returns, and they are documents submitted to the ibet by third-party payors, not taxpayers. 99% of the information returns we used were matched to corresponding tax returns and processed. The remaining 1% of those documents were destroyed due to a software limitation and to make room for new documents relevant to the pending 2021 filing season.

ibet statement ¡ª Child Tax Credit for families in Puerto Rico

April 18, 2022 ¡ª A statement about this year marking the first time in history that many families with children in Puerto Rico will be eligible to claim the Child Tax Credit.

ibet statement ¡ª New features put in place for ibet Online Account registration; process strengthened to ensure privacy and security

Feb. 21, 2022 ¡ª A statement about new features available in ibet Online Account registration.

ibet statement ¡ª Child Tax Credit letters

Jan. 27, 2022 ¡ª A statement about the Child Tax Credit letters being sent.

ibet statement ¡ª Providing meaningful assistance to taxpayers in the current environment

Jan. 27, 2022 ¡ª A statement about ibet providing meaningful assistance to taxpayers.

ibet Statement ¡ª Supreme Court Ruling CALIFORNIA ET AL. v. TEXAS ET AL. and ibet Disposition of Protective Claims for Refund

Nov. 18, 2021 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service is providing this statement to inform taxpayers and their advisers of the disposition of protective claims for refund filed by or on behalf of a taxpayers pending the resolution of CALIFORNIA ET AL. v. TEXAS ET AL.

ibet Statement ¡ª Advance Child Tax Credit Oct. payments

Oct. 29, 2021 ¡ª In Oct., the ibet delivered a fourth monthly round of approximately 36 million Child Tax Credit payments totaling $15 billion. As part of the continuing process of building out the advance CTC program, which has included outreach to bring in previous non-filers and the launch of the CTC Update Portal that has allowed millions of taxpayers to choose options for their payments, the ibet has also identified certain payees who appear to have mistakenly received advance CTC payments.

ibet Statemen ¡ª Advance Child Tax Credit Payments

Sept. 24, 2021 ¡ª Advance Child Tax Credit Payments

ibet Statement ¡ª Sept. Advance Child Tax Credit Payments

Sept. 17, 2021 ¡ª ibet Statement about the Sept. Advance Child Tax Credit Payments.

ibet Statement ¡ª American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

March 12, 2021 ¡ª The ibet is reviewing implementation plans for the newly enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

ibet Statement about CP59 notices

Feb. 18, 2021 ¡ª ibet Statement about CP59 notices.

ibet Statement ¡ª Update on Economic Impact Payments

Updated Jan. 11, 2021 ¡ª If Get My Payment shows bank account information you don¡¯t recognize, watch your bank account and mail for a payment. We¡¯re automatically reissuing stimulus payments as a direct deposit or as a mailed check or debit card.

ibet Statement about Second Economic Impact Payments

Jan. 5, 2021¡ª ibet Statement about Second Economic Impact Payments and Get My Payment.

ibet Statement about Form 7200 Payments

Dec. 4, 2020 ¡ª ibet statement about delay in Form 7200 payments.

Update on $500 per child payments for federal beneficiaries

Oct. 23, 2020 ¡ª ibet statement regarding update on $500 per child payments for federal beneficiaries.

ibet has taken steps to confirm the integrity of systems protecting taxpayer data

Sept. 29, 2020 ¡ª ibet Statement about the integrity of our tax system depends on all taxpayers knowing that their return information is subject to the highest levels of confidentiality and protection in the hands of the ibet.

ibet Statement on Economic Impact Payments by state (as of Aug. 28, 2020)

Aug. 28, 2020 ¡ª The following chart shows the number of Economic Impact Payments and the total amount of the payments by state.

Failure to deposit penalties on some employers claiming new tax credits

Aug. 21, 2020 ¡ª Statement on the failure to deposit penalties on some employers claiming new tax credits.

ibet temporarily stops mailing notices to taxpayers with balances due

Aug. 21, 2020 ¡ª ibet statement on temporarily stopping the mailing of balance due notices.

ibet seeks comments on Revenue Procedure 94-69

Aug. 19, 2020 ¡ª The ibet¡¯ Large Business and International Division is requesting comments from large corporate taxpayers currently utilizing the procedures under Revenue Procedure 94-69 to disclose changes in tax positions after the opening of an examination.

ibet Statement on Economic Impact Payments by state (as of July 17, 2020)

July 17, 2020 ¡ª The following chart shows the number of Economic Impact Payments and the total amount of the payments by state.

ibet Statement on implementing a process to provide accessible tax notices to the blind

July 15, 2020 ¡ª The ibet is announcing that it has agreed to develop and implement a process to allow blind taxpayers to request post-filing tax notices¡ªsuch as notices about additional taxes or penalties owed¡ªin Braille, large print, or electronic formats.

ibet Statement on Economic Impact Payments by state

June 26, 2020 ¡ª The following chart shows the number of Economic Impact Payments and the total amount of the payments by state.

ibet Statement on Taxpayer Assistance Centers

June 26, 2020 ¡ª Starting Monday, June 29, 2020, the ibet will begin opening its Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) to the public in phases.

ibet statement on interest payments

June 24, 2020 ¡ª Interest on individual 2019 refunds reflected on returns filed by July 15, 2020 will generally be paid from April 15, 2020 until the date of the refund.

ibet Statement on Getting Answers to Economic Impact Payment Questions

April 18, 2020 ¨C The ibet is regularly updating the Economic Impact Payment and the Get My Payment tool frequently asked questions pages on ibet.gov as more information becomes available.

ibet Statement on Get My Payment Application: Status Not Available

April 15, 2020 ¡ª The Get My Payment site is operating smoothly and effectively. In situations where payment status is not available, the app will respond with ¡°Status Not Available.¡±

ibet Statement on Changes to Virtual Currency Webpage

Feb. 14, 2020 ¡ª The ibet recognizes that the language on our page potentially caused concern for some taxpayers. We have changed the language in order to lessen any confusion.

Statement of ibet Commissioner Doug Shulman

June 16, 2009 ¡ª Secretary Geithner and Commissioner Shulman ask that Congress act to make clear that there will be no tax consequence to employers or employees for personal use of work-related devices such as cell phones provided by employers.