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2017

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, ...

NTA Blog

9/27/2017

Tax Reform

The next few weeks and months are shaping up to be an exciting time for advocates of tax reform. To ...

Success Stories

9/26/2017

TAS Successfully Advocates to Remove IRA Rollover Penalty

The IRS penalized a taxpayer for missing the 60-day deadline for rolling over an Individual Retireme...

NTA Blog

9/21/2017

Installment Agreements (IAs): Adopting National Taxpayer Advocate Recommendation...

Previously, I discussed my concerns about installment agreements (IAs) and the study TAS Research co...

NTA Blog

9/13/2017

Installment Agreements (IAs): TAS Study Finds Taxpayers Enter IAs They Cannot Af...

In this and next week’s blog, I will discuss my recent Most Serious Problem on Installment Agreem...

Success Stories

9/7/2017

TAS helps taxpayer meet closing deadline

TAS received a call from a taxpayer who was frantic and nearly in tears. All of the taxpayer’s pla...

NTA Blog

9/7/2017

The IRS’s Position in Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Commissioner Raises Concerns A...

About this time every year, my wonderful staff of attorney-advisors presents me with early drafts of...

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