Recent Coverage

Following is media coverage featuring National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson and the Taxpayer Advocate Service.

• Special Report: More Than a ‘Mere’ Preparer: Loving and Return Preparation (Tax Notes, May 13, 2013)
• Tax Surprises Can Follow When Payroll Firms Implode (The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2013)
• Witnesses tell Senate Finance Committee ways to improve tax system (Journal of Accountancy, April 16, 2013)
• IRS ‘falling short’ in tax fraud battle (UPI, April 16, 2013)
• Federal Drive Interviews: Nina Olson (Federal News Radio, April 15, 2013)
• Filing your taxes fun? Our view (USA Today, April 2, 2013)
• Last-Minute Tax Tips (The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2013)
• 10 Tax Laws That Hurt the Economy Most (The Fiscal Times, March 28, 2013)
• IRS expands identity theft program (The Hill, March 28, 2013)
• Don’t Let Identity Thieves Steal Your Tax Refund (TIME, March 26, 2013)
• Like the Way the IRS Operates? You can Volunteer to Serve on a Taxpayer Panel (Belleville News Democrat, March 14, 2013)
• Identity theft and the IRS, or, Who got my refund? (Reuters, March 13, 2013)
• For Tax Identity Thieves and Phishers, Business Is Booming (AdvisorOne, March 7, 2013)
• What Happens When Someone Else Gets Your Tax Refund (NPR, February 18, 2013)
• Federal Drive Interviews: Nina Olson (Federal News Radio, February 15, 2013)
• IRS struggles with tax fraud via identity theft (USA Today, February 8, 2013)
• Experts Discuss the History of Federal Income Taxes (CSPAN, February 5, 2013)
• Olson: IRS Must Do More to Protect Taxpayers Against Preparer Fraud (Wealth Strategies Journal, February 5, 2013)
• As IRS Tax Filing Season Begins, Bad News For Honest Taxpayers (Forbes, January 23, 2013)
• Taxpayer Advocate States Case for Increased IRS Funding (FEDweek, January 22, 2013)
• Even in States with Legal Gay Marriage, Same-sex Spouses can’t File Joint Federal Tax Returns (Associated Press, January 22, 2013)
• Guess Who Just Defriended IRS Amnesty? (Forbes, January 22, 2013)
• Taxpayer Advocate says Suspending IRS Preparer Rules Poses Risks (Bloomberg, January 22, 2013)
• Taxpayer Advocate Goes to Bat for Identity Theft Victims (Washington Post, January 19, 2013)
• Nation’s Top Tax Advocate Calls for Tax Reform (AccountingWeb, January 14, 2013) 
• E-Filing and the Explosion in Tax-Return Fraud (The Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2013) 
• Trust in system seen as casualty of tax snarl (The Courier Post, January 12, 2013) 
• 6 Billion Hours Working on Taxes: National Taxpayer Advocate Says They’re Just Too Complicated (Associated Press, January 9, 2013)
• Report Highlights Costs of Tax Code’s Complexity (Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2013)
• I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Advocate Calls for a Tax Code Overhaul (New York Times, January 9, 2013)
• Advocate: IRS Does Poor Job on Identity Theft (USA Today, January 9, 2013)
• Nina Olson: Taxpayers’ Voice at the IRS (Journal of Accountancy, January 1, 2013)
• Tax Filing Season at Risk of Delay as Budget Talks Drag (Bloomberg, December 18, 2012)
• Washington Journal Examines the 'Doc Fix': IRS Nat'l. Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson (C-SPAN, December 14, 2012)
• Ring's reflections: Bad penmanship causes good deal of IRS problems (Arizona Daily Star, November 29, 2012)
• Middle class faces quick impact from fiscal cliff in form of alternative minimum tax (The Washington Post, Nov. 4, 2012)
• Why the Delay With My Refund? (The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 13, 2012)
• Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People of 2012 (Accounting Today, September 2012)
• Tax Planning Challenges in the Current Year (Tax Insights, Aug. 21, 2012)
• Action Line: 'Taxpayer Advocate Service' is your IRS ally (Tulsa World, Aug. 7, 2012)
• Tax Breaks are Expiring, Are You Keeping Track? (Fox Business, July 26, 2012)
• Ask Asa: Waiting For An IRS Refund (Ask Asa, CBS New York, July 16, 2012)
• Is your tax preparer changing your return to collect a refund? (The Baltimore Sun, July 15, 2012)
• Why Won't the IRS Take My Call? (The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2012)
• Uncertain tax policy puts prep in limbo (The Arizona Republic, July 14, 2012)
• Stern Advice: A mid-year look at the coming tax mess (Reuters, June 27, 2012)
• IRS watchdog: ‘Fiscal cliff’ imperils 2013 filing season (The Hill, June 27, 2012)
• Fiscal Cliff Puts 2013 Tax Filing At Risk, Advocate Says (Bloomberg, June 27, 2012)
• Plugging Australia's Tax Gap: Will Third Parties Stop the Great Revenue Leak? (Australian School of Business, June 26, 2012)
• Tax Code Certainty Becomes More Critical than Lower Rates (Business Finance, May 31, 2012)
• The Case for Investing in the IRS Part 2: Combating Identity Theft (Forbes, May 30, 2012)
• More Americans Living Abroad Turning In Passports (Investor's Business Daily, May 29, 2012)
• Many Americans Abroad Surprised by Tax Code's Nasty Bite (The New York Times, May 10, 2012)
• 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)
• Congress Introduces Bill to Increase Tax Preparer Penalties (Accounting Today, May 8, 2012)
• Identity thieves could rake in $26 billion in tax refunds (CNN, May 8, 2012) 
• IRS and Social Security Urged to Curb Tax Fraud and Identity Theft (Accounting Today, May 8, 2012)
• Tax Cheats Troll Public List for Dead Kids’ Identities (Bloomberg, May 7, 2012)
• IRS Prodded to Cut Identity Theft and Tax Gap (Accounting Today, April 19, 2012)
• Legislation Would Relieve Tax Levies on Businesses (Accounting Today, April 18, 2012)
• Happy Tax Day! Do You Know Your Rights? (Tax.com, April 17, 2012)
• Federal Taxpayer Assistance (C-SPAN's Washington Journal, April 16, 2012)
• Need help from the IRS? Prepare to wait (USA Today, April 16, 2012)
• Special Report: Tax time pushes some Americans to take a hike (Reuters, April 16, 2012)
• For Americans Abroad, Taxes Just Got More Complicated (The New York Times, April 15, 2012)
• Trying To Come Clean With The IRS? Get In Line. (Forbes, April 12, 2012)
• Taxpayers Not Helped by IRS Budget Cuts (Accounting Today, April 12, 2012)
• IRS code talker: 1040 reasons you should know Nina Olson (The Christian Science Monitor, April 12, 2012)
• Taxpayer Advocate Olson Leads Frustrated Filers Through IRS Maze (Bloomberg, April 5, 2012)
• Virtual tax audits coming soon? (CNNMoney, April 5, 2012)
• Virtual Face-to-Face Audits (Accounting Today, April 5, 2012)
• The Worsening Predicament of Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts (San Francisco Chronicle, March 29, 2012)
• IRS Flags Almost 2 Million Tax Returns in Anti-Fraud Efforts (Bloomberg, March 20, 2012)
• Taxpayer Advocate Questions IRS Audit Effectiveness (Accounting Today, March 13, 2012)
• Tax Identity Theft: More People Have Refunds Stolen, IRS Reports (ABC News, March 8, 2012)
• Canceled credit card debts come back to haunt taxpayers (USA Today, March 4, 2012)
• For ‘Innocent Spouses,’ a Helpful Shift in I.R.S. Policy (The New York Times, Feb. 11, 2012)
• Blimey! IRS Computers Dun British Lord For $13 Million (Forbes, Feb. 10, 2012)
• IRS Fraud Detection System Leads to Refund Delays (Accounting Today, Feb. 8, 2012)
• When a tax audit isn't an audit, and why you should care (USA Today, Feb. 6, 2012)
• IRS Spearheads Bid to Head Off ID Theft (The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 1, 2012)
• IRS Issues New Rules For Tax-Free Legal Settlements (Forbes, Jan. 31, 2012)
• Susan Tompor: IRS phone call may not help motivate taxpayer (Detroit Free Press, Jan. 29, 2012)
• Chance of being audited is greater than you think (CBS MoneyWatch, Jan. 27, 2012) 
• Tax Policy Podcast: National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson (Tax Foundation, Jan. 26, 2012)
• The Case for Investing in the IRS (Forbes, Jan. 25, 2012) 
• Slate of the Union’s Taxes: Buffeted Poor (Forbes, Jan. 25, 2012)
• How To Avoid -- Or Win -- An IRS Audit or Court Battle (Forbes, Jan. 23, 2012)
• Watchdog slams IRS for alienating expats (The Globe and Mail, Jan. 19, 2012)
• Small Business Tax Cheats: A $122 Billion Problem (The Fiscal Times, Jan. 18, 2012) 
• Taxpayer Uncertainty Prompts Citizenship Renunciations (Accounting Today, Jan. 18, 2012)
• IRS Easy on Criminal Tax Evaders: Watchdog (Bloomberg, Jan. 17, 2012)
• IRS’s Corporate Auditors Find $9,354 of Additional Taxes Owed Per Hour (The Huffington Post, Jan. 17, 2012) 
• IRS funding cuts could damage government's reputation (Fierce Government, Jan. 16, 2012)
• Watchdog chides IRS on offshore amnesty program (MarketWatch, Jan. 13, 2012) 
• IRS Offers Early Retirement Buyouts (Accounting Today, Jan. 13, 2012)
• IRS Mission Creep is Becoming Unmanageable (Accounting Today, Jan. 13, 2012)
• IRS Budget Taxpayers’ Problem (Southeast Missourian, Jan. 13, 2012)
• Taxpayer Advocate: Enforcement Offers Little International Taxpayer Help (Bloomberg BNA, Jan. 13, 2012)
• Taxpayer advocate pleads for boost in IRS funding, hiring (Government Executive, Jan. 12, 2012)
• Taxpayer advocate cites underfunding as cause of IRS’ most serious problems (Journal of Accountancy, Jan. 11, 2012) 
• Budget Cuts Hamper the I.R.S. in Efforts to Collect Billions in Taxes, Report Says (New York Times, Jan. 11, 2012)
• IRS on autopilot  (CNNMoney, Jan. 11, 2012)
• IRS Advocate: New Taxpayer Rights Crisis Is Brewing (Forbes.com, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Advocate: Taxpayers seeing longer waits, erosion of rights (Consumer Reports, Jan. 11, 2012)
• National Taxpayer Advocate's report (Examiner.com, Jan. 11, 2012)
• IRS workload ‘becoming unmanageable' under budget cuts (Federal Times, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Advocate: IRS needs greater understanding of domestic violence (The Hill, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Advocate: Cuts taking toll on IRS (The Hill, Jan. 11, 2012)
• IRS watchdog accuses agency of “bait-and-switch” (Reuters, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Taxpayers Face Risks from IRS Budget and Workload Problems (USA Today, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Taxpayer Advocate Calls U.S. IRS Budget Cuts ‘Most Serious’ Issue (Bloomberg, Jan. 11, 2012) 
• Taxpayer Advocate Sees Threat from Increased IRS Automation and Workload (Accounting Today, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Watchdog: Growing IRS workload causing problems (The Associated Press, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Advocate: Cuts Taking Toll on IRS (The Hill, Jan. 11, 2012) 
• IRS’ Tight Budget Hurting Taxpayers, Watchdog Says (The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2012) 
• Nina E. Olson: IRS Budget Too Small for the Agency to Do Its Job (The Huffington Post, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Report: IRS workload cripples agency (Politico, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Tax Gap Widens to $450 Billion (Accounting Today, Jan. 6, 2012)
• Taxpayer advocate battles bureaucracy (The Hill, Oct. 28, 2011)
• IRS accepts public suggestions (The Hill, Oct. 24, 2011)