2025 IRS Nationwide Tax Forum; TCE, VITA and LITC grants; and more

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e-News for Tax Professionals May 16, 2025

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Issue Number:  2025-20

Inside This Issue

* IRS Nationwide Tax Forum: The benefits of attending [ #First ]
* IRS accepting applications for TCE, VITA grants [ #Second ]
* Applications accepted for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grants through July 14 [ #Third ]
* Upcoming webinars for tax professionals [ #Fourth ]
* News from the Justice Department’s Tax Division [ #Fifth ]
* Technical Guidance [ #Sixth ]
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*1.  IRS Nationwide Tax Forum: The benefits of attending*

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What do you get when you attend the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum? The tax forum registration fee includes all conference activities including seminars, exhibits and special events as well as the welcome reception on Tuesday and the networking reception on Wednesday. Registered attendees have full access to:


* Up to 18 continuing education credits from a variety of seminars from the IRS and its association partners. The conference agenda will be available by early June.
* The Digital Account Services Room, which returns after a successful first year to assist practitioners with tax pro account authentication, PTIN issues and more.
* The Exhibit Hall, for information on tax products and services that can help you and your business.
* Special bonus sessions on practice management and a scams & schemes panel discussion.

Register now [ [link removed] ] and take advantage of the Early Bird rate (available until 5 p.m. June 10). Attendees who register early will have their badges mailed to them prior to the forum.

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*2.  IRS accepting applications for TCE, VITA grants*

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The IRS is now accepting applications [ [link removed] ] for Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants, enabling qualified organizations to apply for yearly funding to provide free federal tax return preparation assistance for up to three years. Grants.gov [ [link removed] ] is accepting applications through May 31. For more information, visit the IRS VITA and TCE grants [ [link removed] ] webpage on IRS.gov.

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*3.  Applications accepted for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grants through July 14*

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The IRS is now accepting applications for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic [ [link removed] ] (LITC) matching grants from all qualified organizations. Applications are due by July 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET (Funding Number: TREAS-GRANTS-042026-001). For more information, download IRS Publication 3319, 2026 Grant Application Package and Guidelines [ [link removed] ] or visit the LITC Grants [ [link removed] ] webpage.

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*4.  Upcoming webinars for tax professionals*

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The IRS is presenting the webinar “Data theft prevention for tax professionals” on May 28 at 9 a.m. ET. For more information or to register for the webinar, visit the Webinars for Tax Practitioners [ [link removed] ] webpage.

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*5.  News from the Justice Department’s Tax Division*

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The Justice Department filed a complaint seeking to permanently bar Chicago-area return preparer Stacy Thomas [ [link removed] ] from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others. According to the complaint, Thomas and her businesses prepared and filed false federal tax returns that understated her customers’ tax liabilities by claiming false residential energy credits, false Schedule C business expenses, and false charitable deductions. The IRS estimates that by repeatedly understating their customers’ tax liabilities, Thomas and her businesses have caused the United States to lose nearly $13 million in tax revenue.

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*6.  Technical Guidance*

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Notice 2025-29 [ [link removed] ] sets forth updates on the corporate bond monthly yield curve, the corresponding spot segment rates for April 2025 used under section 417(e)(3)(D), the 24-month average segment rates applicable for May 2025, and the 30-year Treasury rates, as reflected by the application of section 430(h)(2)(C)(iv).

Revenue Ruling 2025-11 [ [link removed] ] provides interest rates for the third quarter 2025, including rates for underpayments and overpayments.

Revenue Ruling 2025-12 [ [link removed] ] provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes including the applicable federal interest rates, the adjusted applicable federal interest rates, the adjusted federal long-term rate, and the adjusted federal long-term tax-exempt rate.

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