You will receive this letter from Appeals as an acknowledgement of the Collection Due Process and/or Equivalent Hearing request. This is the first step in the appeals process, informing you about a conference, acknowledging the assigned Appeals Officer, and affording you the opportunity to state why you disagree with the collection action taken by Compliance and request a collection alternative to resolve the tax liability. It also informs you of Appeals’ responsibilities during the hearing.

The tax return filing deadline is almost here. If you haven’t filed yet, you should file timely to avoid possible penalties and interest. See below for tax return filing help.

Part of my job as the National Taxpayer Advocate is to hold the IRS accountable for operating in a manner that is fair, transparent, and efficient while upholding the rights of taxpayers. My 2023 Annual Report to Congress included several recommendations to improve IRS operations and protect taxpayer rights. To its credit, the IRS accepted in full or in part 63 of the 78 recommendations. Unfortunately, the IRS declined some of our recommendations, so we continue to advocate for change.

This year, I’ve decided to highlight what I’m calling the good, the bad, and the concerning from the IRS’s responses to the 78 administrative recommendations TAS made in the 2023 Annual Report to Congress to draw the public’s attention to the 78 recommendations and related IRS responses.

In my previous blog post, I discussed the challenges taxpayers face when searching for information on IRS.gov. In this post, I will examine how the visual layout of IRS.gov adds unnecessary complexity and how duplicative, ambiguous, or incorrect content on IRS.gov confuses taxpayers and recommend improving the utility and ease of the site. I also want to acknowledge and applaud the IRS and the Office of Online Services for its continued efforts to improve the website to enable greater ease of use, navigation and search, and applications to facilitate the discovery and use of IRS content and functions online. Unfortunately, this will not be an easy or quick fix.

The IRS previously issued two rounds of economic impact payments (EIP). The IRS delivered over 160 million payments for the first round of EIPs and 147 million payments for the second round of EIP payments. The IRS has currently disbursed approximately 159 million payments for the third round of EIP, based on the adjusted gross income of the taxpayers’ latest processed return, 2019 or 2020. The IRS is also automatically issuing and will continue to issue true-up payments for those individuals who already received a third EIP based on their 2019 tax return but have since filed their 2020 tax return and qualify for additional EIP. However, since enactment of the legislation many eligible victims of domestic abuse face issues in receiving their EIP.

TAS Pre-Filing Season Awareness Event. Several dates and times available. Please check back often for updates.

Before you file your federal tax return join us at a local event– it’s free! Let your Local Taxpayer Advocate teach you important tax tips to avoid tax processing & refund filing delays. Follow these tips so you can file with confidence.

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I’m pleased to announce the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference to be held May 23 and 24, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. Convened by the National Taxpayer Advocate, the conference will be hosted by the University of Minnesota School of Law and is sponsored by Tax Analysts, with technical assistance from the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD).

Letter 2682 is issued to inform you that your claim for refund of a tax and/or abatement of a penalty has been allowed in full.

This is acknowledgement of the Collection Due Process and/or offer in compromise hearing request. The first step in the appeals process, informing you about a conference, acknowledging the assigned Appeals Officer, and affording you the opportunity to state why you disagree with the collection action taken by Compliance and request a collection alternative to resolve the tax liability. It also informs you of Appeals’ responsibilities during the hearing