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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson proposes a solution to problems in the IRS correspondence audit process, using technology to communicate more effectively with taxpayers through virtual face-to-face audits in a new blog post.
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IRS fails tax fraud victims, report says (Tampa Tribune, May 9, 2012)
Auditor: Identity theft could cost taxpayers $26 billion (The Hill, May 8, 2012)
IRS and Social Security Urged to Curb Tax Fraud and Identity Theft (Accounting Today, May 8, 2012)
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
2011 Annual Report to Congress
National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina E. Olson released her annual report to Congress on Jan. 11, 2012, identifying the combination of the IRS’s expanding workload and declining resources as the most serious problem facing taxpayers. The result, the report says, is inadequate taxpayer service, erosion of taxpayer rights, and reduced tax compliance, especially in light of the increased diversity of the taxpayer population. Read more.
The Time for Tax Reform is Now!
To further the dialogue about tax reform, TAS has established a vehicle to receive taxpayers’ suggestions for tax reform. Please provide your input.
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Welcome to the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) Tax Toolkit! This Tax Toolkit is a website that contains useful tax information for individuals, businesses, tax professionals and media, including news and updates, ways TAS helps taxpayers, and important information about tax topics and rights.
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As an independent organization within the IRS, we help taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS and recommend changes that will prevent the problems. We are “Your Voice at the IRS.”
NTA's Blog
Virtual Face-to-Face Audits: A prescription for curing the IRS’s ailing correspondence examination process
POSTED: April 04, 2012Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about the problems associated with the Internal Revenue Service’s correspondence examination program. Read More
IRS Correspondence Examinations: Are they really as effective as the IRS thinks?
POSTED: March 13, 2012In some of my recent blog postings, I’ve raised concerns about the impact of IRS correspondence examinations on taxpayers’ rights, including the failure to provide taxpayers with the specific name and contact information of the auditors examining their returns. Read More
NEWS YOU CAN USE
TAS at the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums
TAS will host a series of seminars and focus groups at the 2012 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums, a three-day tax education and networking conference for tax professionals. Seminars will include presentations on assisting clients who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and helping clients understand their rights.
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