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03.12.2025

Darren Guillot Responds to IRS Issuing Tens of Thousands of Credit Disallowances | alliantgroup

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been issuing tens of thousands of Letter 105C notices, denying Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims.

News & Events

11.22.2024

Our experts share insights on the IRS’s newly created office, its use of AI, and an update on ERC processing

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has recently announced several achievements, including the development of a new program office, while also acknowledging difficulties in areas such as the processing of coronavirus disease (“COVID”)-era tax credits.

News & Events

10.21.2024

As IRS Spending on AI Skyrockets, Congress Boosts Oversight

IRS spending on artificial intelligence rose by over 700% in the last half-decade as it hones the use of machine learning to identify tax cheats and improve taxpayer communication, according to Bloomberg Government contracting data.

News & Events

07.09.2024

The IRS audited my husband’s 2021 tax return and, yes, he made some mistakes. Now it wants two years to look at his 2022 tax return. Is this normal?

My husband owns his own business. The Internal Revenue Service audited his 2021 income-tax return. There were some small mistakes. The amount due was paid.

News & Events

06.21.2024

IRS to Reject Billions of Dollars in ‘Improper’ ERC Claims

The IRS will deny billions of dollars’ worth of claims for a pandemic-era tax break while working to process lower-risk filings.

Press Release

06.19.2024

Staffing Hurdles Could Slow Impact of IRS Audit Boost

The Internal Revenue Service‘s intended ramping up of enforcement on wealthy people, large corporations and complex partnerships may not have a meaningful impact in the short term because of challenges in hiring and training people to do the work.

IRS

06.06.2024

IRS is expanding its free filing program. Here’s what that means for taxpayers

During a pilot phase this spring, 140,000 participants received a total of $90 million in refunds. Nine in 10 users rated the software as “excellent” or “above average,” according to a government survey.

IRS

06.05.2024

IRS uses AI to close the tax gap

The Internal Revenue Service is turning to artificial intelligence to help select tax returns to audit and narrow the tax gap, but it needs to use this new technology consistently and transparently, according to a new government report.

News & Events

05.31.2024

Do businesses take aggressive tax positions when IRS budget declines?

Companies take IRS budgets into consideration when developing their year-to-year tax strategies and take more aggressive tax positions when IRS budgets are smaller,\

News & Events

04.25.2024

IRS Forms Alternative Dispute Resolution Office

The IRS has formed a unit that aims to make it easier to quickly resolve tax disputes without litigation, an effort that will include more outreach on avenues available to taxpayers.