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IRS improved customer service, but timeliness problems remain

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service made progress on its customer service and systems last year, but it's still facing challenges with processing tax returns on time.

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Senators introduce bill to improve IRS customer service

Accounting Today

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, and Mark Warner, D-Virginia, introduced legislation supported by the AICPA that would create a dashboard to inform taxpayers of backlogs and wait times for their tax refunds.

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Congress prods IRS to fix tax-return backlog, improve customer service

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New chief taxpayer experience officer named at IRS

Accounting Today

Agency veteran Fumino Tamaki and her staff will work with other IRS units to apply customer service best practices.

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Why Outsourcing Your Accounting Could Be the Best Investment Your SMB Makes

Accounting Department

Between juggling sales, operations, customer service, and marketing, it’s easy to see why accounting often falls to the bottom of the priority list. Running a small to medium-sized business (SMB) is no small feat.

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Yellen touts next phase of IRS upgrade with 'paperless' push

Accounting Today

The Treasury Department is trying to modernize the badly outdated agency in a bid to improve customer service and ramp up enforcement.

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Bookkeeping vs. Accounting: Here’s how they differ

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