About Form 5316, Application for Group or Pooled Trust Ruling

Information about Form 5316, Application for Group or Pooled Trust Ruling, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Group/pooled trust sponsors file Form 5316 to request a letter from the IRS for a determination that the trust is a group trust arrangement.
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IRS helps taxpayers by providing penalty relief on nearly 5 million 2020 and 2021 tax returns; restart of collection notices in 2024 marks end of pandemic-related pause

IR-2023-244, Dec. 19, 2023 — In a major step to help people who owe back taxes, the Internal Revenue Service today announced new penalty relief for approximately 4.7 million individuals, businesses and tax-exempt organizations that were not sent automated collection reminder notices during the pandemic.
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About Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return

Information about Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Form 706 is used to figure the estate tax imposed by Chapter 11, and compute the GST tax imposed by Chapter 13 on direct skips.
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Written Testimony of Daniel Werfel, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Subcommittees on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce and Health Care and Financial Services on IRS Operations

Oct. 24, 2023 — The Commissioner speaks before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Subcommittees on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce and Health Care and Financial Services on IRS Operations.
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