NTA in the News

1/16/2015

NTA Nina Olson Named to Top 100 Most Influential People

Nina E. Olson is not only the National Taxpayer Advocate, and the taxpayer’s voice at the IRS. She...

Success Stories

12/9/2014

Stop That Lien!

A self-employed government contractor found herself owing a significant balance due after the IRS di...

Success Stories

12/9/2014

TAS Helps Taxpayer Get Levy Released

A local TAS office received a frantic call from taxpayer who had just been notified the IRS had levi...

Success Stories

12/9/2014

Helping a Family Deal with a Stolen Identity

When a husband and wife were billed for taxes resulting from an IRS assessment under the husband’s...

Success Stories

11/9/2014

Getting a Fresh Start

The taxpayer came to TAS after the IRS wouldn’t accept his proposed payment amount for an installm...

TAS in the news

5/13/2014

NTA’s Concerns About Private Debt Collection

In a recent letter to Congress, National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina Olson expresses concerns about...

NTA Blog

7/2/2013

NTA Nina Olson delivers Laurence Neal Woodworth Memorial Lecture

National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina Olson delivered the Laurence Neal Woodworth Memorial Lecture a...

NTA Blog

5/13/2013

NTA Nina Olson Special Report for Tax Notes: More Than a ‘Mere’ Preparer: Lo...

For the May 13, 2013 edition of Tax Notes, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson wrote a special rep...

NTA Blog

4/4/2012

Virtual Face-to-Face Audits: A prescription for curing the IRS’s ailing corres...

Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about the problems associated with the Internal Revenue Serv...

NTA Blog

3/13/2012

IRS Correspondence Examinations: Are they really as effective as the IRS thinks?