Renewals under the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number program are now being accepted by Internal Revenue Service. The IRS notes that under a 2015 law, any ITIN not used at least once in the last three years will not be valid on tax return after this year ends. The IRS also says it is providing a wider effort to educate those needing this form of identification.

A former revenue officer of the Internal Revenue Service and tax preparer has pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the due administration of the internal revenue. Greensboro, N.C. resident, Henti Lucian Baird, age 60, admitted he filed returns but had not paid self-assessed taxes since at least 1998 while operating his own business.

The Internal Revenue Service has selected four collectors to implement the private collection of federal taxes next spring. The program is designed to handle accounts that the IRS is not actively working for a variety of reasons, including the fact they are older or because of because of a lack agency resources.

The Internal Revenue Service is testing expanded criteria for speeding processing of requests for installment agreements. The test is scheduled to run through Sept. 30, 2017 and will provide more taxpayers the ability to qualify for streamlined processing of requests and the changes could be made permanent based on results.