IRS Compliance Enforcement Update and Trends
Author: Jim Buttonow
| CPE Credit: |
2 hours for CPAs
2 hours Federal Tax Related for EAs and OTRPs
2 hours Federal Tax Law for CTEC |
Per the IRS Education Provider Standards this course must be COMPLETED by 12/31/2028 to receive credits. NOTE: Go to My Professional Profile in your CCH CPELink account settings to ensure your name, and PTIN number; matches your PTIN card
The IRS is back at full compliance enforcement. This means more post-filing notices and issues for you and your client to resolve. In this course, get the latest information on IRS compliance enforcement and IRS trends and future plans to address the tax gap. You will get specific trends and initiatives on audits, non-filer investigations, IRS collection, IRS notices, and other special compliance topics that affect you and your clients. Tax pros can get important action items to help their clients with IRS compliance issues.
Publication Date: November 2025
Designed For
Tax professionals and tax firm leaders who want to understand the latest in IRS compliance enforcement and how it affects their firm and their clients.
Topics Covered
- State of the IRS services and enforcement
- Current and future targets
- Compliance trends, initiatives, and notices
- Service Update and Digital-first IRS
- Proactive client support for post-filing issues
Learning Objectives
- Identify the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on IRS compliance enforcement
- Describe the most common IRS compliance enforcement functions
- State specific compliance enforcement initiatives that are being conducted by the IRS
- Identify best practices to help you and your firm help your clients with IRS compliance issues
- Identify the average voluntary compliance rate based on tax years 2001 through 2022
- Identify the biggest area of non-compliance
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
