The U.S. IRS has announced the release of the IRS Advisory Council's annual report for 2017. --- The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) today issued its annual report for 2017, including numerous recommendations to the IRS on new and continuing issues in tax administration. Report recommendations cover numerous topics including: Adequate Funding for the IRS W-2 Verification Codes The Private Debt Collection Program The Large Business & International Examination Process Establishment of Minimum Standards of Competence for All Tax Practitioners and Tax Return Preparers, and Third-Party Application Programming Interfaces The IRSAC is a federal advisory committee that reports to...