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National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers 2020 Annual Report To Congress

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins released her 2020 Annual Report to Congress, focusing on the unprecedented challenges taxpayers faced in filing their tax returns and receiving refunds and stimulus payments during a year consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also finds that a roughly 20% inflation-adjusted reduction in the IRS’s budget since fiscal year… Continue reading National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers 2020 Annual Report To Congress

National Taxpayer Advocate Interactive Map: What Happens When You Are Audited

The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) reintroduces its website with a new design and layout featuring a new digitally interactive Taxpayer Roadmap. The digital Taxpayer Roadmap features an interactive experience which allows taxpayers and tax professionals to navigate through the IRS tax process and view notices along the way. The newly designed website continues to provide valuable… Continue reading National Taxpayer Advocate Interactive Map: What Happens When You Are Audited

All taxpayers should know their rights

The Taxpayer Bill of Rights groups the dozens of existing rights in the Internal Revenue Code into ten fundamental rights, and makes these rights clear, understandable, and accessible for taxpayers and IRS employees alike. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights protects all taxpayers working with the IRS. In fact, they lay out the framework to make sure the IRS… Continue reading All taxpayers should know their rights

National Taxpayer Advocate Objectives Report Features IRS Responses To Most Serious Problems

Every year, the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Annual Report to Congress identifies at least 20 of the nation’s most serious tax problems. These issues can affect taxpayers’ basic rights and the ways they pay taxes or receive refunds, even if they’re not involved in a dispute with the IRS. As your voice at the IRS, the… Continue reading National Taxpayer Advocate Objectives Report Features IRS Responses To Most Serious Problems

The Taxpayer Roadmap

The Taxpayer Roadmap – An Illustration of the Modern United States Tax System The map below illustrates, at a very high level, the stages of a taxpayer’s journey, from getting answers to tax law questions, all the way through audits, appeals, collection, and litigation. It shows the complexity of tax administration, with its connections and… Continue reading The Taxpayer Roadmap

Hardship

Having the heat of the IRS on your back is never a fun experience. The unrelenting pressure of the federal government can be incredibly stressful and often intimidating, making back tax relief seem nearly impossible to achieve. Many taxpayers aren’t aware of IRS hardship procedures introduced by the IRS hardship program, and the opportunities it… Continue reading Hardship

National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress: Addresses Impact of Shutdown

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released her 2018 Annual Report to Congress, describing challenges the IRS is facing as a result of the recent government shutdown and recommending that Congress provide the IRS with additional multi-year funding to replace its core 1960s-era information technology (IT) systems. The release of the National Taxpayer Advocate’s report… Continue reading National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress: Addresses Impact of Shutdown

What Is The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service And How Can It Help Me?

Need Help with Your Tax Troubles? Dealing with tax issues can be frustrating, confusing, and frightening. The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service is made up of individuals who are knowledgeable about the inner workings of the IRS but aren’t directly employed by the IRS. These professionals can advise you regarding your best options. What Is the IRS Taxpayer… Continue reading What Is The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service And How Can It Help Me?

The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an organization within the Internal Revenue Service that is designed to help taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS. HOW IT WORKS The TAS was first formed in 1978. Over time, it gained more responsibilities and authority, primarily as the result of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and the passage of… Continue reading Tax Advocate Service