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Does audit defense guarantee that I won't owe additional taxes?

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From the Official IRS Newsroom

IRS News & Tax Updates.

The latest news, reminders, and announcements published by the Internal Revenue Service — synced automatically from the official IRS.gov newsroom, so what you're reading is always current.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-129

IRS achieved historic performance in 2026 for American taxpayers, efficiently delivering new tax benefits to working families

October 29, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The IRS announced record setting performance on behalf of American taxpayers in fiscal year (FY) 2026. Following the passage of President Donald J. Trump’s landmark Working Families Tax Cuts, the IRS collected the highest tax revenue in history and delivered record high refunds, to more people, and faster than ever before.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-128

IRS reminder: Year-round tax planning can make filing easier

October 23, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to take simple steps now to make filing easier and avoid tax-time surprises next year.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-127

IRS reminder: Take steps now to protect tax information

October 22, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to protect their information from tax-related identity theft by safeguarding their IRS online-account credentials and obtaining an Identity Protection PIN.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-124

IRS announces 2026 Tax Professional Awareness Week, highlighting resources to help tax professionals prepare for the 2027 filing season

October 16, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Internal Revenue Service today announced Tax Professional Awareness Week, taking place the week of October 19th, which will feature webinars and practical tools to help tax professionals prepare for the upcoming filing season, support accurate tax return preparations and protect taxpayer information.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-123

IRS has begun issuing automatic refunds to individuals who claimed Adoption Tax Credit carryforward from prior years

October 16, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Internal Revenue Service has already begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers who benefited from the adoption tax credit carryforward and expects the refund process for most eligible taxpayers to be complete by the end of the year.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-122

IRS provides dyed diesel fuel relief related to excise tax following President Trump’s Executive Order

October 14, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Internal Revenue Service today announced that, in response to the President’s Oct. 5, 2026, Executive Order, Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel, it will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel is sold for use or used on highways nationwide.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-121

Treasury and IRS move to protect health care benefits for eligible Americans

October 14, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations to implement President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts reforms to the Premium Tax Credit (PTC), a refundable tax credit that helps eligible American taxpayers afford health insurance purchased through the Health Insurance Exchanges.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-119

IRS reminder: Cybersecurity Awareness Month offers simple steps to protect tax data

October 2, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to take simple steps to strengthen online security during Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-118

The IRS seeks community partners and volunteers to support free tax services

October 1, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs are seeking volunteers and community partners to help provide free tax preparation services during the upcoming filing season.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-117

The Trump administration advances the establishment of America’s first nationwide school choice program

October 1, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The Department of the Treasury and the IRS issued proposed regulations to implement the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit under section 25F, commonly known as the Education Freedom Tax Credit, the first federal tax credit supporting private contributions for K-12 scholarships.

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Official IRS ReleaseIR-2026-116

IRS announces new relief for eligible taxpayers affected by ongoing events in Israel: due dates for eligible returns and payments may be postponed to Sept. 30, 2027; additional relief may be available

September 30, 2026 · Source: IRS.gov

The IRS announced today that due to the ongoing conflict in Israel, the agency is providing additional tax relief to affected individuals and businesses, postponing until Sept. 30, 2027, a wide range of deadlines for filing federal returns, making tax payments and performing other time-sensitive tax-related actions.

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