Federal Tax Updates
Federal Tax Updates
Roger Harris, EA and Annie Schwab, CPA
Off-Season, On Notice: Refund Deadlines and a New IRS
54 minutes Posted Jun 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Roger and Annie catch up on everything that shifted while practitioners were buried in returns: a leaner, digital-first IRS under new CEO Frank Bisignano, a bumpy phase-out of paper checks, and stricter e-file matching that tripped up routine returns. The Kwong decision has handed taxpayers a hard July 10 deadline to claim refunds on COVID-era penalties and interest, with new ERC extension options and a possible conservation easement settlement adding to the summer to-do list.SponsorsPadgett -  Contact Padgett or Email Jeff PhillipsGet NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Links mentioned in this episodeChapters
Welcome Back From DC
What We Heard In Washington
Busy Season Takeaways
IRS Digital Transformation
CAF Delays And Practitioner Pain
Online Accounts And ID Verification
Paper Checks Phaseout Confusion
Efile Rejections And Fraud Filters
Trump Accounts And State Conformity
New Developments The Kwong Case
What Kuang Covers
Practitioner Duty to Notify
Processing Delays and Proof
ERC Extra Time Request
Easement Penalties and Settlement
Action Items and IRS Forums
Wrap Up and Next Episodes
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Roger and Annie catch up on everything that shifted while practitioners were buried in returns: a leaner, digital-first IRS under new CEO Frank Bisignano, a bumpy phase-out of paper checks, and stricter e-file matching that tripped up routine returns. The Kwong decision has handed taxpayers a hard July 10 deadline to claim refunds on COVID-era penalties and interest, with new ERC extension options and a possible conservation easement settlement adding to the summer to-do list.SponsorsPadgett -  Contact Padgett or Email Jeff PhillipsGet NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Links mentioned in this episodeChapters(00:00) - Welcome Back From DC
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00:46) - What We Heard In Washington
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01:37) - Busy Season Takeaways
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03:53) - IRS Digital Transformation
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07:42) - CAF Delays And Practitioner Pain
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09:31) - Online Accounts And ID Verification
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14:54) - Paper Checks Phaseout Confusion
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21:00) - Efile Rejections And Fraud Filters
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22:43) - Trump Accounts And State Conformity
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26:25) - New Developments The Kwong Case
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28:45) - What Kuang Covers
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34:07) - Practitioner Duty to Notify
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37:49) - Processing Delays and Proof
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41:19) - ERC Extra Time Request
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43:27) - Easement Penalties and Settlement
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48:11) - Action Items and IRS Forums
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52:50) - Wrap Up and Next Episodes
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