Forbes

IRS Puts New Measures In Place For Tax Professionals To Protect Tax Data

With identity theft and refund fraud an ongoing concern, the IRS is implementing new security measures for tax professionals, including holds for Centralized Authorization File (CAF) numbers and new ...
Forbes

The IRS Bottleneck Most Taxpayers Have Never Heard Of

The IRS Centralized Authorization File is the point through which all taxpayer authorizations must flow. Updated: The one-day deadline for taxpayers to approve authorization requests only applies to ...
Accounting Today

IRS e-Services Systems Down Until Jan. 6

In addition to the previously announced Centralized Authorization File outage from December 26 to January 2 at 6 a.m. ET (see "IRS Warns of Service Disruption Christmas Week"), the IRS e-Services' ...
JournalofAccountancy

TIGTA recommends improvements to CAF and Tax Pro Account

In a recent audit report, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) identified opportunities for the IRS to improve the accuracy and reliability of its Centralized Authorization ...