Recent Coverage

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

• 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)
• Smaller IRS budget hurts taxpayers, watchdog says (Los Angeles Times, 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)
• Report: Shortchanging IRS budget hurts taxpayers (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)