NTA Blog 9/13/2018 The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error... My June Report to Congress included an Area of Focus
NTA Blog 9/7/2018 As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch Tha... About two years ago, TAS received cases where either the taxpayer or the Power of Attorney (POA)
NTA Blog 8/29/2018 The Systemic First Time Abatement Policy Currently Under Consideration by the IR... The IRS offers a First Time Abatement (FTA) program that is intended to be, and often
NTA Blog 8/22/2018 TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification excerpt
NTA Blog 8/16/2018 IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional I... When Congress passes legislation as comprehensive and technical as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)
NTA Blog 8/9/2018 IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Despite Taxpayer Advocate Se... For many years I have reported on the state of service at IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs)
NTA Blog 8/1/2018 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary It gives me great pleasure to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC...
NTA Blog 7/26/2018 Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 Twenty years ago this week, the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 was enacted.
Tax News 7/20/2018 Veterans May Claim Refund on Disability Severance Payments The Internal Revenue Service is advising certain veterans who received disability severance payments...
NTA Blog 7/18/2018 The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contention... Last week, I returned from vacation to read a press release from a newly formed organization.