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More than 80% of Americans received their federal tax refunds in less than 21 days, according to new data from the IRS. Gone are the days when taxpayers had to obsessively check their bank balances looking for their refunds — an average of $3,571 — to hit. Tax preparation software makes this more efficient timeline…
Commercial tax preparation and electronic filing tools help taxpayers, the IRS, and state revenue agencies by improving accuracy, standardization, and fraud prevention. One underappreciated trend in recent filing seasons is not only what happens inside the IRS. It is what happens before returns ever reach the IRS or state revenue agencies. Commercial tax software has…
The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) strongly supports the BARCODE Efficiency Act and IRS modernization efforts, and wrote to key Members of Congress in support of the legislation. Read the full letter here: ACTR April Barcode Letter.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR), formed by the nation’s leading retail tax preparation and tax software companies and financial institutions, today released the following statement on Tax Day, the annual deadline for millions of Americans to file their federal income tax returns: “Throughout this…
March 26, 2026 “The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) strongly supports legislation that will enhance transparency, fairness and quality service for the nation’s taxpayers. We believe the bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7971, introduced by Reps. Schweikert and Beyer, is a very important step in the IRS modernization effort, and represents what taxpayers expect in 2026…
The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) was formed in 2011 by the nation’s leading retail tax preparation and tax software companies and financial institutions, which collectively prepare and file more than 110 million of the 160 million federal tax returns annually. ACTR advocates for taxpayer rights and strengthens America’s voluntary tax compliance system.
