IR-2026-12, Jan. 26, 2026 — The Internal Revenue Service today opened the 2026 tax filing season and began accepting and processing federal individual income tax returns for tax year 2025.
IR-2026-11, Jan. 23, 2026 — The Internal Revenue Service and partners nationwide today launched the annual Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day outreach campaign to help millions of eligible low-to- moderate-income, working Americans claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.
IR-2026-10, Jan. 23, 2026 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued frequently asked questions in Fact Sheet 2026-01 related to the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.
IR-2026-09, Jan. 16, 2026 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today confirmed that supplemental basic allowance for housing payments made to members of the uniformed services in Dec. 2025 are not to be included in income by those who received the payments; they are not
WASHINGTON—On January 12 and 13, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted the first meeting of the Transnational Organized Crime Working Group (TOC-WG). The TOC-WG includes representatives from 16 financial intelligence units across the world that are committed to working together to enhance their collective
IR-2026-08, Jan. 15, 2026 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance for certain retirement plan administrators, updating safe harbor explanations to reflect tax law changes made after Aug. 6, 2020.
IR-2026-07, Jan. 14, 2026 — The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council today issued its annual public report, offering recommendations to the IRS on a range of new and continuing issues in tax administration.
IR-2026-06, Jan. 14, 2026 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice 2026-11 that provides taxpayers with guidance on the permanent 100% additional first year depreciation deduction for eligible depreciable property acquired after Jan. 19, 2025, provided by the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.
In Minnesota, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced several initiatives to combat rampant government benefits fraud in Minnesota, which has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. These initiatives are designed to strengthen and safeguard the financial system and protect Minnesota taxpayers. Secretary Bessent announced several actions taken by the U.S.
IR-2026-05, Jan. 9, 2026 — IRS Free File will begin accepting individual tax returns today, giving eligible taxpayers an early opportunity to prepare and file their federal income tax returns ahead of the official start of the 2026 filing season later this month.