Treasury and IRS propose regulations to update rules for tax professionals who can practice before the IRS IR-2024-315, Dec. 20, 2024 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations to update the rules for certain tax professionals who can practice before the IRS; these rules are contained in Treasury Department Circular 230. IRS announces special payments going this month to 1 million taxpayers who did not claim 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit; encourages non-filers about approaching deadline to claim credits IR-2024-314, Dec. 20, 2024 — As part of continuing efforts to help taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service today announced plans to issue automatic payments later this month to eligible people who did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. IRS requests feedback on draft Instructions for Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities IR-2024-313, Dec. 20, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the release of draft Instructions for Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities, also known as the research credit. IRS increases the standard mileage rate for business use in 2025; key rate increases 3 cents to 70 cents per mile IR-2024-312, Dec. 19, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the optional standard mileage rate for automobiles driven for business will increase by 3 cents in 2025, while the mileage rates for vehicles used for other purposes will remain unchanged from 2024. Prepare to file in 2025: Get Ready for tax season with key updates, essential tips IR-2024-311, Dec. 19, 2024 — With the 2025 filing season quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service encouraged taxpayers to take key steps now to prepare for filing their 2024 federal income tax returns next year. IRS recovers billions in tax, financial criminal cases focused on drug trafficking, terrorist financing; launches new business online account features IR-2024-310, Dec. 12, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today provided the regular quarterly update to the Strategic Operating Plan, outlining key milestones in criminal investigations, improvements to taxpayer services and advancements in digital modernization that have transformed agency operations while protecting billions of taxpayer dollars. IRS urges many retirees to make required withdrawals from retirement plans by year-end deadline IR-2024-309, Dec. 10, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded those aged 73 and older of the deadline to take required minimum distributions from individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and other retirement plans, and highlighted updates introduced by the SECURE 2.0 Act. National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 5: Tax pros urged to guard against identity theft with updated Written Information Security Plan IR-2024-308, Dec. 6, 2024 — On the final day of National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners urged tax professionals to reassess their plans for protecting themselves and their clients’ sensitive information amid increasing attempts by identity thieves to steal tax data. IRS Criminal Investigation releases FY24 Annual Report; details agency’s global reach, billion-dollar impact IR-2024-307, Dec. 5, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) released its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Annual Report today that details significant cases involving crimes ranging from tax fraud to cybercrime, enhanced domestic and foreign partnerships and investigative statistics from FY24 that took place from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024. National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 4: Security Summit urges updating digital security to protect businesses, taxpayers from identity theft scams IR-2024-306, Dec. 5, 2024 — Because identity thieves target the financial data of businesses and the self-employed using new schemes, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today urged companies and individual taxpayers to review and update their security measures and practices to guard against the latest scams. IRS requests applications for 2025 ETAAC membership IR-2024-305, Dec. 4, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service is accepting applications for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) through Jan. 31, 2025. IRS alert: Charitable contribution scams on the rise; taxpayers beware of those promoting fraudulent schemes IR-2024-304, Dec. 4, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to avoid promoters of fraudulent tax schemes involving donations of ownership interests in closely held businesses, sometimes marketed as “Charitable LLCs.” National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 3: Guard against fraudsters with an IRS identity protection PIN IR-2024-303, Dec. 4, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today encouraged taxpayers to add an extra layer of protection between their tax returns and identity thieves by joining the Identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN) program at the start of the 2025 tax season. National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 2: IRS, Security Summit partners urge people to watch out for bad tax advice on social media IR-2024-302, Dec. 3, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners issued a consumer alert today about the growing threat of bad tax advice on social media that continues to dupe people into filing inaccurate tax returns. IRS announces 2025 grants for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program IR-2024-301, Dec. 2, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service announced today the award of $53 million in Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants to organizations that provide free federal tax return preparation. IRS warns of holiday scams, encourages protecting sensitive personal information as 9th annual National Tax Security Awareness Week starts IR-2024-300, Dec. 2, 2024 — On Cyber Monday, the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners warned taxpayers to approach their holiday shopping with extra caution because scammers are also shopping – for their next victim’s personal information. News release and fact sheet archive Find previous year news releases and fact sheets from 1997 through last month.
