Coronavirus Delaying, But Also Informing, IRS Reform Proposal (1)

May 11, 2020, 8:31 PM UTCUpdated: May 11, 2020, 9:58 PM UTC

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the IRS to push back, by several months, the date it plans to provide Congress with a comprehensive report for reforming the agency.

IRS officials now plan to send the report by December, laying out recommendations for enhancing the taxpayer experience, improving employee training, and potentially reorganizing the agency. The agency had originally intended to send the report to Congress by July.

Covid-19 has forced the IRS to prioritize its response to the pandemic—actions to protect employees, to quickly implement new virus relief, and to handle the extended tax filing season, IRS Chief of ...

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