The IRS announced the selection of Fumino Tamaki as its new chief taxpayer experience officer. In her new role, Tamaki will be responsible for setting the strategic direction for improving the agency’s taxpayer experience and identifying opportunities to make continuous improvements for taxpayers and the tax professional community.

With so many regulators out there, it can be tough to keep track of all the decisions being made. This is the NYSSCPA's regular series that collects relevant regulatory announcements from the past week and puts them in one place to help you stay on top of the issues.

The IRS announced that it will make its free Direct File program “a permanent option for filing federal tax returns starting in the 2025 tax season.” During the 2024 tax season, Direct File was a pilot program available to taxpayers in only 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.