The Tax Adviser
- IRS outlines AI risks, Circular 230 duties for tax practitioners June 26, 2026The IRS warned that AI’s risks — including fabricated outputs and data privacy concerns — require practitioners to verify results and follow existing Circular 230 rules on diligence, competence, and confidentiality.
- Advocate: IRS had strong filing season for online taxpayers, weaker one for others June 25, 2026The national taxpayer advocate’s Fiscal Year 2027 Objectives Report to Congress says the IRS processed about 139 million returns and handled most refunds smoothly but says the story was different for taxpayers who needed help from a human being.
- Supreme Court lets stand IRS power to assess tax anytime for preparer fraud June 24, 2026The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the Third Circuit’s decision in Murrin, in which the court held that taxpayer intent is not required for the unlimited period for assessing tax under Sec. 6501(c)(1) to apply.
