NTA Blog 6/26/2019 The IRS’s Position on the Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration... As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed in December 2017, the Child Tax Credit (CTC)
NTA Blog 6/20/2019 National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson Issues Her Final Report to Congress Today Today I am issuing my 37th, and final, Report to Congress as National Taxpayer Advocate.
NTA Blog 6/12/2019 Why We Should Repeal the Flora Rule or Find Another Way to Give Taxpayers Who Ca... Two weeks ago, I discussed how the Flora rule blocks access to judicial review by low income taxpaye...
NTA Blog 6/5/2019 Why We Should Repeal the Flora Rule or Find Another Way to Give Taxpayers Who Ca... This week, I discuss the policy justification for the Flora rule, why it has faded, and why the th...
NTA Blog 5/29/2019 Why We Should Repeal the Flora Rule or Find Another Way to Give Taxpayers Who Ca... Taxpayers have the right to appeal a decision of the IRS in an independent forum.
NTA Blog 5/24/2019 The IRS is Not Doing Enough to Protect Taxpayers Facing Economic Hardship The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TBOR) grants taxpayers the rights to privacy and to a fair and just tax...
NTA Blog 5/15/2019 IRS Examinations Continued – The IRS Should Promote Voluntary Compliance a... In my recently released Annual Report to Congress, I discussed the need to evaluate the impact of IR...
NTA Blog 5/9/2019 There is Still Time to Register for the International Taxpayer Rights Conference We are just weeks away from the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference.
NTA Blog 5/8/2019 IRS Examinations – The IRS Should Promote Voluntary Compliance and Minimiz... In February of 2019, I released the 2018 Annual Report To Congress in which, among other things, I d...
NTA Blog 5/2/2019 NTA Blog: Although the IRS Has Made Some Improvements, Math Error Notices Contin... With the filing season in full operation, many taxpayers are receiving correspondenc.