IRS Representation Updates for 2026

What the IRS’s expanded budget means for audits, collections, and how you represent your clients

The IRS is entering 2026 with its largest operational budget in over a decade, and the agency is already signaling major shifts in how it will audit, collect, and enforce compliance. With new initiatives, expanded staffing, and enhanced technology, taxpayers and advisors should expect a more active and data-driven IRS than in previous years.

This webinar gives you a practical and forward-looking review of what the IRS focused on throughout 2025—and what those trends tell us about the year ahead. You’ll learn how the agency is using its increased resources, where enforcement is intensifying, and how to prepare your clients for the changes that are coming.

We’ll look at audit patterns, collection efforts, new compliance programs, and the IRS’s evolving approach to criminal investigations. The goal is to help you anticipate challenges, protect your clients, and respond confidently across a range of IRS interactions.

Webinar Objectives

• Provide clear insight into the IRS’s enforcement direction for 2026
• Break down what the agency accomplished during 2025 and how those results shape new initiatives
• Explain how the IRS’s expanded budget affects audits, collection, and investigations
• Equip practitioners with strategies to guide clients through heightened IRS activity
• Highlight programs and opportunities that may benefit taxpayers in the year ahead

Webinar Highlights

• A detailed look at IRS audit activity throughout 2025
• Key takeaways from IRS collection efforts and enforcement trends
• IRS priorities for 2026 and how they impact taxpayers
• How the IRS budget expansion influences audits, collections, and criminal investigations
• New and upcoming IRS programs that could support your clients

Who Should Attend

Accountants, Tax Preparers, CFOs, Financial Compliance Professionals, and Lawyers