Your only IRS news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Beware The Long (Global) Arm Of The IRS read story In an attempt to balance the budget and close the tax gap, Congress, the Obama administration and the IRS are on a mission to intimidate Americans into reporting all of their income, onshore and offshore.   IRS Tackles Giants Safety Antrel Rolle--Hard read story In Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI, star New York Giants defensive safety Antrel Rolle hopes to make some big plays against the New England Patriots. If he matches what the Internal Revenue Service did to him, he'll be a standout.   IRS Audit Red Flags: The Dirty Dozen read story Although there's no sure way to avoid being audited, your chances increase depending upon various factors.   IRS Free File available now read story IRS Free File, which has been making taxes a little less taxing for a decade is available now. More than 33 million returns have been filed through Free File since its debut.   IRS cracking down on identity theft, tax fraud read story It is called identity theft, but it comes down to stolen tax refunds.   Video: IRS audits: How to avoid them read story Your chance of an IRS audit is low - about 1 in 100 - but have you ever heard of an "unreal audit?" Jill Schlesinger, CBSMoneyWatch.com editor-at-large explains it all and offers tips on how to keep the tax man away.   Top 5 IRS Tax Filing Software Programs read story The U.S. tax season is on and April 15 is the deadline for filing the Federal tax returns for 2011 without a penalty.     IRS Helps Bust 105 People in Massive Identity Theft Crackdown read story The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice teamed up for a coast-to-coast crackdown on identity thieves this week.   IRS Liens and Levies, Are They Overdoing It? read story The Taxpayer Advocate Report to Congress regarding Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Collection Practices expressed concern about the IRS collection procedures for IRS debt when it inflicts "unnecessary or disproportionate harm" on the taxpayer.   Apply For A Passport? IRS Will Know read story If you apply for a passport, the IRS will know. It's not clear how the IRS uses this data, although my guess is for data verification plus perhaps information gathering for later collection efforts. The IRS has released proposed regulations to ramp up the information the IRS receives to better enforce the tax laws. These rules are only proposed and don't take legal effect until finalized.