Now that the dust has settled, IRS statistics give a glimpse into the issues surrounding busy season     Home  |  Register       IRS Watch   May 15, 2019       Top Stories   The 2019 tax season in numbers by DANIEL HOOD   Now that the dust has settled, IRS statistics give a glimpse into the issues surrounding busy season READ MORE »       IRS gives extensions for returns hit by CCH outage by DANIEL HOOD   Wolters Kluwer is working with state agencies to obtain similar relief. READ MORE »     SPONSOR CONTENT Be a fraud fighting superhero   This tax season take the necessary security steps to stop fraudsters in their tracks. WATCH THE VIDEO »     IRS offers guidance to CCH users on tax extensions after outage by MICHAEL COHN   The service offered instructions on how to claim an extension, among other things. READ MORE »       IRS urged to improve oversight of cybersecurity at tax preparers and software vendors by MICHAEL COHN   The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its oversight of third-party cybersecurity practices by tax preparers and tax software providers, according to a new government report. READ MORE »   IRS on the lookout for a new Taxpayer Advocate by MICHAEL COHN   The Internal Revenue Service is searching for a new National Taxpayer Advocate, who will be succeeding longtime Taxpayer Advocate Service leader Nina Olson. READ MORE »