Issue Number: 2011-27

  1. Early release of 2012 tables for income tax withholding

  2. Notice 1036 contains the percentage method income tax withholding tables, the Social Security withholding rate and related information.

    At the time this notice was released Congress was discussing possible changes and the IRS will post future developments affecting Notice 1036 on IRS.gov.

  3. Multilingual tax information

  4. The IRS Multilingual Gateway is the starting point for tax information in:
  5. ATGs offer insight into specific industry issues

  6. The Cash Intensive Businesses audit techniques guide has a new chapter for taxicabs.

    To learn more about how these guides may be helpful, watch this short video.

  7. Small business federal tax responsibilities

  8. Updated Publication 4591 is a quick reference guide for small business taxpayers.

  9. Recent IRS announcements
    • IR-2011-112, Interest Rates Remain the Same for the First Quarter of 2012
    • IR-2011-113, IRS Seeks to Return $153 Million in Undelivered Checks to Taxpayers; Recommends e-file, Direct Deposit to Avoid Future Delivery Problems