Issue Number: 2026-14
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Business Tax Account users can now download an EIN verification letter
Business Tax Account users who serve as designated officials can now download an Employer Identification number verification letter by logging into their BTA account. This removes the need to call the IRS and request the letter and waiting for it to come in the mail.
An EIN verification letter or CP 575 is a digital notice that can be taken to a bank or financial institution for verification purposes.
This notice can be used instead of the letter 147c EIN Previously Assigned or the original CP 575 A-J.
For more information, visit Understanding your CP575 notice on IRS.gov.
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Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee issues 2026 annual report
The IRS Electronic Tax Administration Committee 2026 Annual Report with recommendations to Congress and the IRS is now available.
The committee’s IRS recommendations focused on six priority areas:
- Technology and data sharing
- Sustained IRS funding
- AI and human-centered design
- Digital filing and payments
- Tax simplification and outreach
- Fraud prevention and preparer regulation
The committee’s recommendations to Congress include:
- Considering tax simplifications when implementing tax policy goals
- Authority for IRS to regulate non-credentialed tax return preparers
- Predictable funding of the IRS for efficient and effective taxpayer service
- Prioritization of continued technology modernization enhancements
For details or to read the full report, visit irs.gov/etaac.
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National Taxpayer Advocate issues mid-year report to Congress
The National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins released the Fiscal Year 2027 Objectives Report to Congress. The report highlighted a successful filing season and implementation of various tax law changes.
The report also covers TAS’s key objectives for the next fiscal year, including:
- Protecting taxpayers’ refund rights
- Reducing processing delays
- Accelerating resolution of identity theft cases
- Reducing paper refund delays
- Simplifying compliance with digital asset reporting rules
- Improving math error notices and refund statute procedures
- Expanding online tools for tax pros.
For details or to read the full report, visit the Taxpayer Advocate Service website.
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IRS issues tax relief for Arizona and Montana
Below is information about recent disaster related tax relief granted by the IRS.
- Businesses and individuals affected by severe storms and flooding in the San Carlos Apache Tribe between Oct. 10 -13, 2025, now have until Sept. 28, 2026, to file various federal business and individual tax returns and make tax payments.
- Businesses and individuals affected by severe storms and flooding in the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in northeastern Montana between Dec. 17 and 18, 2025, now have until Sept. 28, 2026, to file various federal business and individual tax returns and make tax payments.
- Businesses and individuals affected by severe winter storms and straight-line winds the Crow Tribe of Montana in southcentral Montana between Dec. 17-19, 2025, now have until Sept. 28, 2026, to file various federal business and individual tax returns and make tax payments.
The IRS automatically identifies taxpayers located in covered disaster areas and applies filing and payment relief. But affected taxpayers who reside or have a business located outside the covered disaster area should call the IRS Special Services toll-free number at 866-562-5227 to request this tax relief.
The Tax relief in disaster situations page on IRS.gov has the most recent info for taxpayers affected by a disaster.
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Other tax news
The following information may be of interest to individuals and groups in or related to small businesses:
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