Forbes

The Impact Of The Government Shutdown On IRS Taxpayer Assistance

IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers are offices where taxpayers can get help on their taxes. According to the IRS, actual IRS employees are the ones who help with taxpayers within these centers, and the ...
The Washington Post

IRS to close more than 110 offices with taxpayer assistance centers

The Trump administration plans to shutter more than 110 IRS offices that have taxpayer assistance centers as the White House’s efficiency zeal carves deeper into the tax agency. The plan, outlined in ...
Government Executive

Union criticizes IRS plan to shutter 9 taxpayer assistance centers

The union for IRS employees has objected to the agency’s planned closure of nine taxpayer assistance centers, which provide in-person service. “We urge the IRS and the Treasury Department to ...
Forbes

What’s Open—And What’s Not—At The IRS During The Government Shutdown

Due to the government shutdown—now in its third week—IRS operations are limited. Despite the need to prepare for the upcoming tax filing season—with new tax laws like no tax on tips in place—the IRS ...
Forbes

IRS Kiosks, Intended To Offer A Self-Serve Option For Taxpayers, Are Outdated And Broken

DALLAS, TEXAS - March 24: Taxpayers standing in line to see a tax specialist at the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center in downtown Dallas in late March. (Photo by Lisa Rein/The Washington Post via Getty ...