Congress has passed a bipartisan bill designed to make it easier for Americans to understand and respond to IRS math-error notices, a frequent source of confusion and frustration for millions of taxpayers.
The Senate on Oct. 21 unanimously passed the measure, called the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act (IRS MATH Act), which cleared the House earlier this year. It now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature.
During tax year 2023, the IRS issued more than 1 million math-error notices flagging over 1.2 million mistakes in tax returns that were clerical or mathematical in nature, according to agency data. The notices can trigger tax adjustments and even penalties, often with limited explanation about what went wrong or how to appeal….