The Internal Revenue Service's Independent Office of Appeals launched a two-year pilot program designed to increase taxpayers' awareness and use of post-appeals mediation. Processing Content Taxpayers ...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS recently issued final regulations providing further guidance on the IRS Appeals process. Under the final regulations, IRS Appeals will not consider ...

On October 1 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new pilot program designed to make the IRS Post Appeals Mediation (PAM) process more attractive to taxpayers. The new procedures are ...

The Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals has announced the launch of a new two-year pilot program aimed at making Post Appeals Mediation more attractive and accessible to taxpayers.

The Internal Revenue Service is starting to give taxpayers access to the official document from IRS Appeals Officers about why a determination was made for or against them. The move comes after years ...

Tax controversy is a term that describes disputes between taxpayers and taxing authorities, most commonly the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), regarding the amount of tax owed or the application of tax ...

The IRS has announced a series of procedural changes this year intended to streamline the audit and issue resolution process for large and international businesses. The changes will make it easier for ...

The United States Tax Court skillfully dodged answering the headline question with a holding on standing. The court decided, however, that IRS appeals officers and IRS appeals team managers are not ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is now over. The backlog of work, however, remains. As the IRS scrambles to get back to business as usual, taxpayers should expect delays. The ...

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced this week that the success of the Board of Finance & Revenue’s (BF&R) new tax appeal and mediated settlement process, which started in 2025.