IRS Compliance Enforcement Update and Trends
Date: Friday, November 20, 2026
Instructor: Jim Buttonow
| Begin Time: |
9:00am Pacific Time
10:00am Mountain Time
11:00am Central Time
12:00pm Eastern Time |
| CPE Credit: |
2 hours for CPAs
2 hours Federal Tax Law Updates for EAs and OTRPs
2 hours Federal Tax Updates for CTEC |
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The IRS has re-entered a period of heightened compliance enforcement, resulting in increased audits, correspondence examinations, notices, and collection activity. As enforcement staffing and technology expand, tax professionals must stay ahead of evolving IRS strategies to effectively protect clients and manage compliance risk.
This timely, marketing-ready online course delivers a comprehensive update on IRS compliance enforcement trends affecting individual and business taxpayers. Participants will analyze recent IRS organizational changes, examine priority enforcement initiatives, and explore how the IRS is addressing the tax gap through audits, non-filer investigations, notice programs, and collection actions. The course also provides practical best practices and action items firms can implement immediately to respond efficiently to IRS compliance activity while strengthening client relationships.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for tax and accounting professionals who need a clear, practical understanding of IRS compliance enforcement trends and how to proactively address them.
Topics Covered
- The IRS, the tax gap, and recent organizational changes
- IRS compliance enforcement functions and enforcement lifecycle
- Current-year audit and underreporter initiatives
- Non-filer enforcement trends and investigation priorities
- IRS collection enforcement initiatives and focus areas
- Special compliance initiatives impacting taxpayers and firms
- Best practices for communicating with and responding to the IRS
Learning Objectives
- Analyze how recent IRS organizational changes influence compliance enforcement activity
- Identify IRS compliance targets and the role of the compliance-by-notice strategy
- Differentiate the primary IRS compliance enforcement functions affecting taxpayers
- Evaluate current IRS compliance initiatives involving audits, underreporting, and non-filers
- Apply best practices to manage and resolve IRS compliance issues efficiently for clients
Level
Update
Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based
NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
Basic understanding of tax rules
Advance Preparation
None
