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March business news wrap!

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The ATO backtracks and calls in previously ‘written off’ tax debts In a move that has raised eyebrows and stoked backlash from at least two federal Ombudsmen in a recent report, the ATO has resurrected old tax debts that had been previously ‘written off’. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie also weighed in on the debate.

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Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress, Identifies Top 10 Problems with Agency

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The report says the IRS virtually eliminated its backlog of unprocessed original individual income tax returns (Forms 1040) and substantially improved telephone service. Delays in processing amended tax returns and taxpayer correspondence. million users accessed individual online accounts. That’s just over 10%. “To

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‘What a Difference a Year Makes!’: IRS Has Made a Huge Dent in Tax Return Backlog

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Biden agreed to reallocate $10 billion of the IRS’s funding in 2024 and another $10 billion in 2025 to other spending priorities. The IRS must give taxpayers robust online accounts that are comparable to accounts provided by banks and other financial institutions. billion more was cut.