The U.S. Treasury and IRS have proposed regulations for crypto tax reporting, emphasizing the importance of accurately reporting and tracking crypto activity; investors are advised to consider amending past tax returns and keep their own records despite the introduction of Form 1099-DA.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to investigate tax evasion at large partnerships, such as hedge funds, private equity groups, real estate investors, and law firms, in an effort to target wealthy taxpayers and collect owed sums to the federal government.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to use its increased funding to enhance enforcement and customer service through technological improvements, including the hiring of data scientists and the use of data analytics in audits, with the goal of focusing enforcement on taxpayers attempting to avoid taxes. This investment in technology aims to improve efficiency, reduce taxpayer correspondence time, and increase compliance, ultimately making tax payment less burdensome for taxpayers.
The IRS is targeting 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past due taxes using AI tools and increased funding, signaling a crackdown on wealthy tax evaders.
The IRS is shifting its enforcement efforts to high-income earners, partnerships, and big corporations, while ensuring that audit rates do not increase for those earning less than $400,000 a year and adding more safeguards for lower- and moderate-income taxpayers.
