For the first time, taxpayers will receive letters from the IRS detailing where they went wrong in their calculations. (AP ...

According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent organization within the IRS, the agency fields an estimated ...

The Senate this week passed a bill to fix IRS math error notices for filers who make simple mistakes on their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service Math and ...

The IRS MATH Act, officially known as the Mathematics and Taxpayer Assistance Act, is a significant legislative step towards improving the clarity of communications from the IRS. Passed unanimously by ...

Millions of Americans who file their own returns have long learned about tax math mistakes only after the Internal Revenue Service quietly changed their refund or balance due. A new federal law ...

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Thanks to the IRS MATH Act, the IRS must now explain mistakes in plain English, show any adjustments, and put your 60-day appeal deadline front and center. It will be a major upgrade from previously ...

The Senate passed the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act despite the government shutdown, following the bill's passage back in April by the House, sending it to President Trump for ...

A new law signed by President Donald Trump is set to change how the Internal Revenue Service communicates with taxpayers when it believes they have made math or clerical errors on their returns. The ...

The U.S. Senate on Monday passed the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act, H.R. 998, which, among other changes, requires the IRS to provide taxpayers ...

A bill awaiting President Donald Trump's signature aims to make IRS error notices clearer and easier to understand. The IRS Math and Taxpayer Help Act would require ...