Federal Tax Enforcement in the Age of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and the President’s declaration of a national emergency has upended the Internal Revenue Service’s enforcement agenda in a dramatic way, both in the short term and for the feasible future. This webinar will address the following topics:

• Current status of IRS operations

• Extensions of tax filing and payment deadlines


• IRS “People First Initiative” and its implications for tax enforcement in the short-term


• Status of pending audits, appeals and U.S. Tax Court proceedings


• Modifications to enforced collection activities and opportunities for taxpayers who owe back taxes


• Status of criminal tax investigations in the COVID-19 environment


• Anticipated priorities of Criminal Investigation Division post-COVID-19