NTA Blog 11/22/2017 Thanksgiving wishes from the National Taxpayer Advocate As we all pause to give thanks at the beginning of this holiday season, I’d like to share with you...
Success Stories 11/20/2017 TAS Advocates for Release of Levy due to Hardship TAS received an inquiry from a local congressional office for a taxpayer whose bank account had been...
Success Stories 11/18/2017 TAS Helps Taxpayer Get Amended Returns Processed A taxpayer came to TAS because he owed taxes on his 2011 original tax return, but had filed amended ...
NTA Blog 11/15/2017 Caring about “Sharing” – The IRS Should Do More for Participants in the Gi... In this blog post, I will discuss how the IRS has been dealing with a growing sector of our economy.
NTA Blog 11/1/2017 Appeals Should Accept Good-Faith Requests to Review Section 6702 Penalty Abateme... Appeals Is Needlessly Turning Away Even Good-Faith Taxpayers Who Seek Administrative Review of Rejec...
NTA Blog 10/25/2017 IRS Should Identify Potentially Frivolous Positions in the Letters It Mails to T... In the early 1980s, Congress became concerned with the rapid growth of deliberate defiance of the ta...
NTA Blog 10/18/2017 Affordable Care Act Estimators – The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Se... With the open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace beginning November 1st.
NTA Blog 10/11/2017 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)- TAS Study Finds Informing Taxpayers Can Help Av... Taxpayers can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in more than one tax year, so using the audi...
NTA Blog 10/8/2017 IRS Policy Needs to Reflect the Reality of Retirement for Today’s Taxpayers Unlike private creditors, the IRS has wide discretion to exercise its administrative levy powers.
NTA Blog 10/4/2017 IRS policy weakens requirements for penalties In the past, I’ve written extensively about penalties – touching on topics of fairness, equity, ...