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IRS Closes Off Big Business Assistance Program to New Members

IRS announced Compliance Assurance Program no new taxpayers will be accepted into the CAP program for the 2017 application season that begins in September 2016. Only  taxpayers currently in the CAP and Compliance Maintenance phases may submit applications to participate in the CAP program.  Those that are in the pre-CAP phase (where they're being evaluated for eligibility in the program) will not be accepted into the program, nor will any new applications. Current pre-CAP taxpayers, though, may remain in the pre-CAP phase while the evaluation is going on. 

CAP began as a pilot program in 2005 with 17 taxpayers and has grown to include 181 taxpayers today. In 2011, the CAP program became permanent and added the Pre-CAP and Compliance Maintenance phases. The rest of the program has remained relatively unchanged since its inception.