The IRS strives to ensure the IRS.gov website contains up-to-date and accurate information that is relevant to our general audience. We also have information that is targeted toward specific audience segments, including: individuals, businesses (large and small), employees, tax professionals, educational institutions, exempt organizations, government entities, independent contractors, international organizations, military, foreign persons, religious organizations, the retirement plan community, the tax exempt bond community, and the media. This list of audience segments is not intended to be exhaustive, but to illustrate the broad spectrum of visitors we hope are coming to our site.
In compliance with Section 207(f)(2) of the E-Government Act of 2002, the IRS has developed an inventory of information to be published on our website, and established a schedule for publishing new information. The table below illustrates the general categories of information currently shown on the IRS.gov website, along with information planned for publishing in the future. It also identifies the priority we have assigned to the information, based on the categories shown in Section 207(f)(2) of the E-Government Act of 2002:
-
1 = required by law, regulation, Presidential directive, other official directive, or to ensure national security
-
2 = mission-critical and essential for program operations, but not required by law, regulation, or Presidential directive (that is, information or services that are directly tied to the agency's mission and/or strategic plan)
-
3 = frequently requested information or services that would improve organization business processes and/or customer service to the public (e.g. most commonly used forms, documents, applications, transactions, etc.)
-
4 = other information
Content Category |
Description/Examples |
Priority |
Publication Target |
Tax Filing, Payments, and Refunds |
figuring taxes; tax payments, filing, and withholding; appeals; penalties; depositing taxes; alien status determination |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Tax Credits and Adjustments |
adjustments; business expenses; credits; individual deductions; depreciation; exemptions; exclusions from income; tax shelters |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Tax Relief |
combat zones; emergency and disaster relief; equitable relief; innocent spouse relief; relief by separation of liability |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Taxpayer Benefits |
distributions; fringe benefits; government subsidies; pensions; retirement plans; rollovers; tax exempt status |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Taxpayer Assistance |
e-services; filing locations; IRS.gov accessibility and help; multilingual assistance; taxpayer assistance centers and hotlines |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Tax Law |
pending legislation; tax law changes |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Tax Administration |
account services; compliance; tax collection; administrative procedures; e-services; internal revenue manual and code; policy statements; delegation orders; submissions processing |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Tax Types/ Taxable and Non-Taxable Items |
employment; estimated; excise; expatriation; gift; household employment; income; proxy; property; self-employment; unrelated business income; arbitrage rebate; wealth; services; bonds; trusts and estates |
2 |
Currently on Website |
Taxpayer Advocacy |
civil rights; freedom of information act ; privacy; security; taxpayer rights, advocate, and assistance order; treaty rights |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Tax Fraud and Abuse |
abusive return preparers and tax schemes; anti-money laundering; disclosure; employment and general tax fraud; enforcement; financial crimes; abusive arbitrage devices; alerts; media reference |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Accounting, Finance, and Management |
hiring employees; financial analysis; employee misclassification; selling/closing/starting a business; accounting methods, periods; amortization; recordkeeping; net operating losses |
2 |
Currently on Website |
Industry-Specific Information |
agriculture/farmers; automotive; financial services; child care; communications; construction; cosmetology; entertainment; fishing; gaming; energy; healthcare; manufacturers; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retail; tax professionals; transportation; technology; utilities; municipal bond community |
2 |
Currently on Website |
International Issues |
alien status determination; tax treaties; foreign governments, income, and persons; international boycotts, examinations, organizations, and tax dialog; tax administration and advisory services; tax information exchange agreements; US possessions |
2 |
Currently on Website |
Tax Statistics |
statistical projections; time series statistics |
2 |
Currently on Website |
Information about IRS |
annual business and performance plans; budgets; governance committees; history; local offices; mission; leadership; organizational structure; products; what’s new; services |
1 |
Currently on Website |
Contracting Opportunities at IRS |
procurement; competitive sourcing |
2 |
Currently on Website |
Outreach |
careers/employment opportunities; advisory groups; associations; events; taxpayer education; communication; media; congressional staff1 |
2 |
Currently on Website
1 Will be posted as available
|
|