State of the IRS: What to Expect in 2027
The IRS has undergone significant change over the past several years—from increased funding and modernization initiatives to expanded enforcement, new technology, shifting compliance priorities, and changes in how taxpayers and tax professionals interact with the agency. What will the IRS look like in 2027, and what should tax professionals be preparing for now?
This timely panel brings together former IRS executive Terry Lemons with experienced tax professionals Mariet Ostos, Jesus Abikarram, and Yenisley Diaz for a candid discussion about the current state of the IRS and where the agency may be headed.
Lemons will provide an insider’s perspective on how the IRS operates, including the challenges facing the agency, modernization efforts, taxpayer service, enforcement priorities, staffing, technology, and the evolving relationship between the IRS and the tax professional community.
Ostos, Abikarram, and Diaz will bring the front-line tax professional and taxpayer perspective, sharing what practitioners have experienced in recent filing seasons—from notices and audits to delays, collections, identity verification, practitioner services, and increasingly complex taxpayer cases.
Together, the panel will examine what has changed, what is working, what isn’t, and what tax professionals should expect in 2027 and beyond.
Topics will include:
- The current state of the IRS and how the agency has changed in recent years
- IRS modernization, technology, automation, and the growing role of AI
- Enforcement and compliance priorities practitioners should be watching
- What tax professionals are seeing with notices, audits, collections, and taxpayer representation
- Changes in IRS taxpayer and practitioner services
- The evolving relationship between the IRS, taxpayers, and tax professionals
- What the 2027 filing season could look like
- How tax practices can prepare for the next generation of IRS compliance and enforcement
This is more than a filing-season update. It is a forward-looking conversation about where the nation’s tax administration system is headed—and what tax professionals need to know to better protect, represent, and advise their clients in 2027 and beyond.
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