The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is now over. The backlog of work, however, remains. As the IRS scrambles to get back to business as usual, taxpayers should expect delays. The ...

The Internal Revenue Service is starting to give taxpayers access to the official document from IRS Appeals Officers about why a determination was made for or against them. Processing Content The move ...

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") is doubling down on its primary alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") tools. It is clear that the IRS wants taxpayers to resolve their disputes prior to going to ...

On October 1 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new pilot program designed to make the IRS Post Appeals Mediation (PAM) process more attractive to taxpayers. The new procedures are ...

The IRS Independent Office of Appeals announced a significant update to its alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) offerings with the launch of a two-year post appeals mediation (“PAM”) pilot program.

Starting October 1, 2025, the IRS launched a two-year pilot program that could save taxpayers significant time and money in resolving tax disputes. The enhanced Post Appeals Mediation (PAM) program ...