Taxpayer Advocate Service

Stolen ID
- ALERT: Parents and students should be on the lookout for potential tax scams (NEWS)
- ALERT: Tax Refund Scam Artists Posing as Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (NEWS)
- Identity Theft
Stolen Identity
- ALERT: Parents and students should be on the lookout for potential tax scams (NEWS)
- ALERT: Tax Refund Scam Artists Posing as Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (NEWS)
- Identity Theft
ID Theft
- Identity Theft
Identity Theft
- ALERT: Parents and students should be on the lookout for potential tax scams (NEWS)
- ALERT: Tax Refund Scam Artists Posing as Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (NEWS)
- Identity Theft
Health Insurance
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- The Individual Shared Responsibility Provision Payment Estimator (TAS)
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Obamacare
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Two new videos feature our Taxpayer Advocate Service Affordable Care Act estimators (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit Change Estimator (TAS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Affordable Care Act
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Four online ACA estimators help you prepare for tax time (NEWS)
- Got a notice about a healthcare coverage related issue recently and not sure what to do with it? (NEWS)
- New Employer Shared Responsibility Provision estimator tool is now available (NEWS)
- Alert: Beware of practitioner scams against taxpayers with limited English proficiency and certain non U.S. citizens (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit Change Estimator (TAS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Collections
- Success Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service’s persistence reduces tax debt (NEWS)
- Currently Not Collectible
- Installment Agreements
Locating A Refund
- Where's My Refund? (IRS.GOV)
- I don't have my refund
- Locating a Refund
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Payment Plans
- Success Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service’s persistence reduces tax debt (NEWS)
- Payment Plans
- I can't pay my taxes
Offers in Compromise
- Offer in Compromise
Compromise
- Offer in Compromise
Extensions
- Extensions
Cancellation of Debt
- Cancellation of Debt
Debt
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- Cancellation of Debt
Installment Agreements
- Payment Plans
- Installment Agreements
Self-Employment
- Self-Employment Taxes
Self-Employment Taxes
- Self-Employment Taxes
International
- Tax Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Living Abroad
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
- Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
International Bank Accounts
- Tax Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Living Abroad
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
- Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
Foreign Tax Rules
- Tax Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Living Abroad
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
- Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
Return Preparer Fraud
- Tax Return Preparer Fraud
Tax Preparer Fraud
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Victimized by a Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Success story: Victim of Preparer Fraud Receives Refund (NEWS)
- Tax Return Preparer Fraud
Tax Fraud
- Tax Return Preparer Fraud
Tax Return Fraud
- Incorrect Tax Return
- Tax Return Preparer Fraud
Fraud
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection: A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 2 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection - A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 1 (NEWS)
- Tax Return Preparer Fraud
Free File Options
- Free File Options
Free File
- Free File Options
Tax Filing
- National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson speaks with Yahoo! Finance on new tax issues you may encounter this tax season (NEWS)
- Do you have everything you need before you file a federal tax return this year? (NEWS)
- Free File Options
File
- Free File Options
Filing
- Do you have everything you need before you file a federal tax return this year? (NEWS)
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Free File Options
Filing Options
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Free File Options
Choosing a Return Preparer
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Victimized by a Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Choosing a Tax Preparer
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Victimized by a Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Success story: Victim of Preparer Fraud Receives Refund (NEWS)
- 5 Tips for Choosing a Tax Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Tax Preparer
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Victimized by a Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Four online ACA estimators help you prepare for tax time (NEWS)
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Tax Return Preparer
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Selecting a Tax Preparer
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Victimized by a Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Success story: Victim of Preparer Fraud Receives Refund (NEWS)
- 5 Tips for Choosing a Tax Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Consequences of Not Filing
- What to do if you forgot to file your taxes (NEWS)
- Consequences of Not Filing
What Happens If You Don't File
- Consequences of Not Filing
Didn't File Taxes
- Consequences of Not Filing
Finding A Refund
- Where's My Refund? (IRS.GOV)
- I don't have my refund
- Expediting a Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Refund Issues
- ALERT: Parents and students should be on the lookout for potential tax scams (NEWS)
- ALERT: Tax Refund Scam Artists Posing as Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (NEWS)
- Expediting a Refund
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Held or Stopped Refunds
- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
- Held or Stopped Refunds
Refund Help
- I don't have my refund
- Locating a Refund
- Expediting a Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
Expediting A Refund
- Expediting a Refund
Under-Reporting Income
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
- Under-Reporting Income
Underreporting Income
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
- Under-Reporting Income
Incorrect Return
- Incorrect Tax Return
Tax Return Help
- Amending a Tax Return
- Incorrect Tax Return
Help with Tax Return
- Amending a Tax Return
- Incorrect Tax Return
Injured Spouse
- Success Story: TAS Helps Disabled Veteran Receive Portions of Her Refunds from Three Years (NEWS)
- Injured Spouse
- Refund Offsets
Amending A Return
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Get Amended Returns Processed (NEWS)
- Amending a Tax Return
Fixing A Return
- Amending a Tax Return
Audits by Mail
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Claiming Disabled Brother (NEWS)
- Audit Reconsiderations
- Audits by Mail
Audits
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Claiming Disabled Brother (NEWS)
- Audit Reconsiderations
- Audits in Person
- Audits by Mail
Audit Help
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Claiming Disabled Brother (NEWS)
- Audit Reconsiderations
- Audits in Person
- Audits by Mail
Help with an Audit
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Claiming Disabled Brother (NEWS)
- Audits in Person
- Audits by Mail
IRS Notice
- Audits by Mail
- I got a notice from the IRS
Audits in Person
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Claiming Disabled Brother (NEWS)
- Audit Reconsiderations
- Audits in Person
Audit Reconsiderations
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Claiming Disabled Brother (NEWS)
- Audit Reconsiderations
Levies
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Small Business to Receive a Return of Levy Proceeds (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Stop IRS Levy Against Social Security Benefits (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Return of Levied Proceeds (NEWS)
- Levies
Liens
- Liens
Claiming the EITC
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Facing Economic Burden (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS helps taxpayer validate eligibility for Earned Income Tax Credit (NEWS)
- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
EITC
- NTA Blog: TAS Research Shows that Education Improves EITC Compliance (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Facing Economic Burden (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Successfully Advocates for Taxpayer Subjected to Repetitive Audits (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS helps taxpayer validate eligibility for Earned Income Tax Credit (NEWS)
- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Earned Income Tax Credit
- NTA Blog: TAS Research Shows that Education Improves EITC Compliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Credits
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Health Care Premium Tax Credit
- It’s time for a Premium Tax Credit check-up (NEWS)
- Incorrect 1095-A Forms and the Premium Tax Credit (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit Change Estimator (TAS)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Health Care
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Small Business Health Care
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Getting an ITIN
- Getting an ITIN
ITIN
- NTA Blog: Now is the Perfect Time for the IRS to Make Improvements to the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- Getting an ITIN
Individual Tax Identification Number
- Getting an ITIN
Getting a Transcript
- Getting a Transcript
Tax Transcript
- Getting a Transcript
Getting a PTIN
- Getting a PTIN
PTIN
- Getting a PTIN
Preparer Tax Identification Number
- Getting a PTIN
Getting an EIN
- Getting an EIN
Employer Identification Number
- Getting an EIN
EIN
- Getting an EIN
1099
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
Small Business Health Care
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
- Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Estimator (TAS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Small Business Health Care
Small Business
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Small Business to Receive a Return of Levy Proceeds (NEWS)
- Small Business Health Care
TBOR
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- NTA Nina Olson discusses TBOR with Private Debt Collectors (NEWS)
ACA
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- Four online ACA estimators help you prepare for tax time (NEWS)
- New email scam uses fake IRS notices to solicit Affordable Care Act payments (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit: 3 ways to reduce the chance of owing taxes (NEWS)
- Got a notice about a healthcare coverage related issue recently and not sure what to do with it? (NEWS)
- Two new videos feature our Taxpayer Advocate Service Affordable Care Act estimators (NEWS)
- It’s time for a Premium Tax Credit check-up (NEWS)
- New Employer Shared Responsibility Provision estimator tool is now available (NEWS)
- Alert: Beware of practitioner scams against taxpayers with limited English proficiency and certain non U.S. citizens (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit Change Estimator (TAS)
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
VITA
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
TCE
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Currently Not Collectible
- Currently Not Collectible
Form 8962
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Form 1095-A
- Incorrect 1095-A Forms and the Premium Tax Credit (NEWS)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Where's My Refund
- Taxpayer Advocate Service Toll-Free Line Is Experiencing High Call Volumes (NEWS)
- I don't have my refund
- Locating a Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
- Lost or Stolen Refund
education credits
- Education Credits
Tax Reform
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Nuevo Sitio Web Sobre Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos que Explica qué está Cambiando y qué no (NEWS)
- New Tax Reform Changes Website Explains What Is Changing and What Is Not (NEWS)
- TAS Tax Tip: Families - Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
- New tax law brings changes to tax withholding for 2018; here’s what you need to know (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 (NEWS)
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Reform (NEWS)
- Your Tax Reform Suggestions Matter: Here’s How (NEWS)
SAMS
- Systemic Advocacy Management System (SAMS) (TAS)
- Your Tax Reform Suggestions Matter: Here’s How (NEWS)
SRP
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
Health Care Calculator
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- The Individual Shared Responsibility Provision Payment Estimator (TAS)
- Employer Shared Responsibility Provision Estimator (TAS)
- Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Estimator (TAS)
- Premium Tax Credit Change Estimator (TAS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Calculator
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- The Individual Shared Responsibility Provision Payment Estimator (TAS)
- Employer Shared Responsibility Provision Estimator (TAS)
- Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Estimator (TAS)
- Premium Tax Credit Change Estimator (TAS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Premium Tax Credit
- New email scam uses fake IRS notices to solicit Affordable Care Act payments (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit: 3 ways to reduce the chance of owing taxes (NEWS)
- It’s time for a Premium Tax Credit check-up (NEWS)
- Incorrect 1095-A Forms and the Premium Tax Credit (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit Change Estimator (TAS)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Schedule SE
- Self-Employment Taxes
Account Information
- Getting a Transcript
Didn't Pay Taxes
- Levies
Don't Have Money
- I can't pay my taxes
eFile
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
Energy Credits
- Home Credits
Filing for Free
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Free File Options
Forgive a Debt
- Cancellation of Debt
Find a Refund
- Locating a Refund
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Free Tax Help
- Success Story: TAS helps taxpayer validate eligibility for Earned Income Tax Credit (NEWS)
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Home Credits
- Home Credits
House Credits
- Home Credits
I Have No Money
- Currently Not Collectible
- I can't pay my taxes
Late Taxes
- Extensions
Lost My Notice
- I got a notice from the IRS
Made a Mistake
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Missing Refund
- Success Story: TAS Helps Disabled Veteran Receive Portions of Her Refunds from Three Years (NEWS)
- I don't have my refund
- Locating a Refund
- Expediting a Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Monthly Payment Plan
- Payment Plans
- Installment Agreements
More Time to File
- Disaster Relief: Many businesses have extra time to request a six-month extension due to winter storms (NEWS)
- Extensions
Need a Payment Plan
- I can't pay my taxes
Notices from the IRS
- I got a notice from the IRS
Offer in Compromise
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- Offer in Compromise
- Payment Plans
oops
- Consequences of Not Filing
Pay for School
- Education Credits
Payment Plan
- I can't pay my taxes
- Installment Agreements
Retiree Tax Help
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
School Credits
- Education Credits
Settle Tax Debt
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties: A Discussion of Belated Alternatives to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations for Further Improvements (Part 3 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
- Offer in Compromise
Taking my Property
- Liens
- Levies
Tax Credits
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Facing Economic Burden (NEWS)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
Tax Credits for Home
- Home Credits
Tax Debt
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- Refund Offsets
Tax Help for the Elderly
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Taxpayer Rights
- NTA Blog: Announcing the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference and Requesting Presentation and Paper Proposals (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights Videos Now Available (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Participants in the Sharing Economy Lack Adequate Guidance From the IRS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS’s Continued Refusal to Exclude Already Open TAS Cases From the Passport Certification Program Violates Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: One Year Later, The IRS Has Not Adjusted Its Private Debt Collection Initiative To Minimize Harm To Vulnerable Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
- Tax Scholars and Officials Gather for the 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights in The Netherlands (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Survey Confirms Need to Maintain and Enhance a Robust Omni-Channel Taxpayer Service Strategy (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- The 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights convenes in The Netherlands, May 3-4, 2018 (NEWS)
- 2nd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights Videos Now Available (NEWS)
- 2nd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights takes place in Vienna, Austria (NEWS)
- The 2nd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights convenes in Vienna, Austria March 2017 (NEWS)
Where is My Refund
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- I don't have my refund
- Locating a Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Wrong Tax Return
- Amending a Tax Return
- Incorrect Tax Return
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Freelance
- Self-Employment Taxes
Contractor
- Self-Employment Taxes
Offsets
- Refund Offsets
Take Refund
- I don't have my refund
- Refund Offsets
Refund
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection - A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- Veterans May Claim Refund on Disability Severance Payments (NEWS)
- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
- I don't have my refund
- Locating a Refund
- Expediting a Refund
- Refund Offsets
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Refunds
- Veterans May Claim Refund on Disability Severance Payments (NEWS)
- Taxpayer Advocate Service Toll-Free Line Is Experiencing High Call Volumes (NEWS)
- Alert: IRS Urges Taxpayers to Watch Out for Erroneous Refunds (NEWS)
- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
- I don't have my refund
- Locating a Refund
- Expediting a Refund
- Refund Offsets
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Missing Money
- Locating a Refund
- Expediting a Refund
Paying Taxes
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
- Free File Options
- Offer in Compromise
- Payment Plans
- Installment Agreements
Pay my Taxes
- Free File Options
Healthcare
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Tax Professional
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- TAS Focus Groups on Installment Agreements and TAS Services at 2017 Tax Forums (NEWS)
- 2017 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars and the Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- The 2016 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums a huge success for TAS (NEWS)
- 2016 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE credit (NEWS)
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Innocent Spouse
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- Refund Offsets
Return
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
Returns
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Consequences of Not Filing
Tax Return
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Consequences of Not Filing
Claiming Children
- TAS Tax Tip: Families - Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Claiming Kids
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Blog
- NTA Blog: Holiday Greetings (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection: A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 2 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection - A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Annual Report to Congress, Discusses Tax Reform Implementation and Unveils “Purple Book” (NEWS)
- All NTA Blog Posts (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Installment Agreements (IAs): Adopting National Taxpayer Advocate Recommendations Could Assist the IRS to Ensure Taxpayers Enter IAs They Can Afford (NEWS)
- Installment Agreements (IAs): TAS Study Finds Taxpayers Enter IAs They Cannot Afford (NEWS)
- The IRS’s Position in Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Commissioner Raises Concerns About the IRS’s Commitment to Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- IRS Allowable Living Expense Standards Do Not Provide Taxpayers With a Sustainable Standard of Living (NEWS)
- IRS Frequently Asked Questions Can Be a Trap for the Unwary (NEWS)
- Private Debt Collection: Hardship (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- Private Debt Collection Program (NEWS)
- Appeals Should Facilitate Mutual Respect and Trust by Allowing Taxpayers a Choice in the Expanded Participation of Counsel and Compliance in Appeals Conferences (NEWS)
- The IRS’s New Passport Program: How Lack of Notice Harms Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- The IRS’s New Passport Program: Why Notice to Taxpayers Matters (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- IRS Collection Performance (NEWS)
- Virtual Face-to-Face Audits: A prescription for curing the IRS’s ailing correspondence examination process (NEWS)
- IRS Correspondence Examinations: Are they really as effective as the IRS thinks? (NEWS)
- Why we need a Taxpayer Bill of Rights (NEWS)
- Are IRS Correspondence Audits Really Less Burdensome for Taxpayers? (NEWS)
- What’s an Audit, Anyway? (NEWS)
- Welcome to the National Taxpayer Advocate's Blog (NEWS)
NTA
- NTA Blog: Holiday Greetings (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection: A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 2 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection - A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Thanksgiving (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: When Evaluating its Pilot Program on the Participation of Counsel and Compliance in Conferences, Appeals Should be Transparent and Should Consider Both Objective and Subjective Data (NEWS)
- The 2018 Nationwide Tax Forums a Success for TAS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Now is the Perfect Time for the IRS to Make Improvements to the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson honored in Accounting Today’s top 100 list (NEWS)
- NTA Special Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Launches Tax Reform Website in Spanish (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Announcing the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference and Requesting Presentation and Paper Proposals (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – External Evaluations Show the IRS is Failing to Provide the Quality of Customer Service Expected by Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – The IRS’s Level of Service Measure Fails to Adequately Show the Experience of Taxpayers Seeking Assistance Over the Phone (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Research Shows that Education Improves EITC Compliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error Authority, but Is It Constitutional? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Systemic First Time Abatement Policy Currently Under Consideration by the IRS Would Override Reasonable Cause Relief and Jeopardize Fundamental Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional Intent and Imposes Unintended Burden on Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Despite Taxpayer Advocate Service and Congressional Concerns (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Participants in the Sharing Economy Lack Adequate Guidance From the IRS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS’s Continued Refusal to Exclude Already Open TAS Cases From the Passport Certification Program Violates Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: One Year Later, The IRS Has Not Adjusted Its Private Debt Collection Initiative To Minimize Harm To Vulnerable Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Survey Confirms Need to Maintain and Enhance a Robust Omni-Channel Taxpayer Service Strategy (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
- Colloquium on Tax and the Sharing Economy at Villanova University (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Digital “Mailbox Rule” Is Required As the IRS Steers Taxpayers Toward Self-Help Digital Tools (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson speaks with Yahoo! Finance on new tax issues you may encounter this tax season (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Inadequate Training of IRS Employees Harms Taxpayers, Creates IRS Rework, and Erodes IRS Employee Morale (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Nonresident Aliens Still Facing Hardships In Obtaining Refunds of Withheld Tax (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- The National Taxpayer Advocate Hosts Inaugural Conversation Series with International Tax Researchers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Rolls out Passport Certification Program, Refusing to Adopt Taxpayer Protections and Exclude Taxpayers Working with TAS (NEWS)
Individual Shared Responsibility Provision
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
- The Individual Shared Responsibility Provision Payment Estimator (TAS)
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
No Health Insurance
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
Penalty
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
- The Individual Shared Responsibility Provision Payment Estimator (TAS)
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
- Consequences of Not Filing
Health Care Penalty
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
- New Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Members - They make sure IRS listens (Sacramento Bee) (NEWS)
TAP
- New Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Members - They make sure IRS listens (Sacramento Bee) (NEWS)
Spouse Debt
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
- Injured Spouse
LITC
- IRS Accepting Applications for 2019 Low Income (LITC) Taxpayer Clinic grants (NEWS)
- 2017 LITC Grant Period Now Open (NEWS)
Third-Party Payroll
- Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
Payroll Provider
- Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
Employee Taxes
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
Employment Taxes
- Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
Payroll Service
- Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
Tax Forums
- The 2018 Nationwide Tax Forums a Success for TAS (NEWS)
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- The 2017 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums a success for TAS (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- TAS Focus Groups on Installment Agreements and TAS Services at 2017 Tax Forums (NEWS)
- 2017 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars and the Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- The 2016 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums a huge success for TAS (NEWS)
- 2016 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE credit (NEWS)
- Take Advantage of TAS Offerings at the Tax Forums (NEWS)
- Tax Professionals Get Assistance Resolving Tough Cases at the Tax Forums (NEWS)
- 2016 Tax Forums: TAS focus groups to discuss IRS Future State and refund timing (NEWS)
- TAS Focus Groups at the 2015 Tax Forums - Help us help you (and your clients) (NEWS)
- 2015 Tax Forums: TAS Seminars and Case Resolution (NEWS)
Nationwide Tax Forums
- The 2018 Nationwide Tax Forums a Success for TAS (NEWS)
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- The 2017 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums a success for TAS (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- TAS Focus Groups on Installment Agreements and TAS Services at 2017 Tax Forums (NEWS)
- 2017 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars and the Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- The 2016 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums a huge success for TAS (NEWS)
- 2016 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE credit (NEWS)
- Take Advantage of TAS Offerings at the Tax Forums (NEWS)
- Tax Professionals Get Assistance Resolving Tough Cases at the Tax Forums (NEWS)
- 2016 Tax Forums: TAS focus groups to discuss IRS Future State and refund timing (NEWS)
- TAS Focus Groups at the 2015 Tax Forums - Help us help you (and your clients) (NEWS)
- 2015 Tax Forums: TAS Seminars and Case Resolution (NEWS)
Forum
- TAS Focus Groups at the 2015 Tax Forums - Help us help you (and your clients) (NEWS)
- 2015 Tax Forums: TAS Seminars and Case Resolution (NEWS)
Payroll Service Provider
- Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
PTC
- It’s time for a Premium Tax Credit check-up (NEWS)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
ACA credits
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Two new videos feature our Taxpayer Advocate Service Affordable Care Act estimators (NEWS)
- Health Care Premium Tax Credit
back taxes
- I made a mistake on my taxes
- I can't pay my taxes
Estimators
- Two new videos feature our Taxpayer Advocate Service Affordable Care Act estimators (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Care Estimators
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Two new videos feature our Taxpayer Advocate Service Affordable Care Act estimators (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA Estimators
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Two new videos feature our Taxpayer Advocate Service Affordable Care Act estimators (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
911
- IRS Form 911 - Request for Taxpayer Advocate Service Assistance (IRS)
Form 911
- IRS Form 911 - Request for Taxpayer Advocate Service Assistance (IRS)
TAS Form
- IRS Form 911 - Request for Taxpayer Advocate Service Assistance (IRS)
Form 8965
- Do you qualify for an exemption from the Individual Shared Responsibility Payment? (NEWS)
phishing
- Tax Scams: Don’t be fooled (NEWS)
- ALERT: Parents and students should be on the lookout for potential tax scams (NEWS)
- ALERT: Tax Refund Scam Artists Posing as Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (NEWS)
scam
- Alert: IRS Urges Taxpayers to Watch Out for Erroneous Refunds (NEWS)
- Tax Scams: Don’t be fooled (NEWS)
- New email scam uses fake IRS notices to solicit Affordable Care Act payments (NEWS)
- ALERT: Parents and students should be on the lookout for potential tax scams (NEWS)
- ALERT: Tax Refund Scam Artists Posing as Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (NEWS)
Expat
- Tax Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Living Abroad
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
- Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
FinCEN
- Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
Public Forums
- National Taxpayer Advocate Public Forum Transcripts (NEWS)
- Forum on taxpayer service in San Antonio, TX (NEWS)
- Next Public Forum on taxpayer service needs and preferences to be held in San Antonio, TX on August 30 (NEWS)
- Forum on taxpayer service in Los Angeles, CA (NEWS)
- Next Public Forum on taxpayer service needs and preferences to be held in Los Angeles, CA on August 22 (NEWS)
- Next Public Forum on taxpayer service needs and preferences to be held in Portland, OR on August 18 (NEWS)
- Next Public Forum on taxpayer service needs and preferences to be held in Parma, OH on August 16 (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Releases FY 2017 Objectives Report to Congress (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Public Forums (NEWS)
Employer Shared Responsibility Provision
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- New Employer Shared Responsibility Provision estimator tool is now available (NEWS)
- Employer Shared Responsibility Provision Estimator (TAS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
esrp
- New Employer Shared Responsibility Provision estimator tool is now available (NEWS)
Public Forum Transcripts
- National Taxpayer Advocate Public Forum Transcripts (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Releases FY 2017 Objectives Report to Congress (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Public Forums (NEWS)
Obama Care
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Care Insurance
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Healthcare Insurance
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Obama Care Act
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Insurance Act
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Insurance Act
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Care Act
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Healthcare Act
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Filing Late
- Extensions
Extension to Mail Return
- Extensions
Extended Time to File
- Disaster Relief: Many businesses have extra time to request a six-month extension due to winter storms (NEWS)
- Extensions
Extended Filing Date
- Extensions
Extended Mail Time
- Extensions
Late Return
- Extensions
CPA
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Attorney
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Lawyer
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Choosing a CPA
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Choosing an Attorney
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Choosing a Preparer
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Selecting a CPA
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
Record of Account
- Getting a Transcript
Account Record
- Getting a Transcript
Copy of Account
- Getting a Transcript
Account History
- Getting a Transcript
History of Account
- Getting a Transcript
Account Transcript
- Getting a Transcript
Account Statement
- Getting a Transcript
Statement of Account
- Getting a Transcript
Return Error
- Alert: IRS Urges Taxpayers to Watch Out for Erroneous Refunds (NEWS)
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Error
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Made an Error
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Error on Return
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Wrong Return
- Incorrect Tax Return
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Wrong Numbers on Return
- I made a mistake on my taxes
Incorrect Return Information
- Incorrect Tax Return
- I made a mistake on my taxes
No Money to Pay
- Currently Not Collectible
- I can't pay my taxes
Held Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
Stopped Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
No Money
- Currently Not Collectible
Unemployed
- Currently Not Collectible
- I can't pay my taxes
CNC
- Currently Not Collectible
Healthcare Insurance Act
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Cant Pay Taxes
- Currently Not Collectible
- I can't pay my taxes
- Installment Agreements
Unemployed and Cant Pay
- I can't pay my taxes
I
- I don't have my refund
I Cant Pay
- I can't pay my taxes
Installments
- Payment Plans
- Installment Agreements
Payments
- Payment Plans
- Installment Agreements
Notes
- Installment Agreements
Consequences of Non Filing
- Consequences of Not Filing
Tax Prep
- Nuevo Sitio Web Sobre Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos que Explica qué está Cambiando y qué no (NEWS)
- New tax law brings changes to tax withholding for 2018; here’s what you need to know (NEWS)
- Four online ACA estimators help you prepare for tax time (NEWS)
- Free File Options
Tax Preparation
- Four online ACA estimators help you prepare for tax time (NEWS)
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
- Free File Options
Tax Form Preparation
- Free File Options
Property Lien
- Liens
Lien on Property
- Liens
EIC
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Dependents
- TAS Tax Tip: Families - Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Earned Income Credit
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Preparer Fraud
- Tax Return Preparer Fraud
CPA Fraud
- Tax Return Preparer Fraud
Revising a Return
- Amending a Tax Return
Changing a Return
- Amending a Tax Return
CP2000
- New email scam uses fake IRS notices to solicit Affordable Care Act payments (NEWS)
- Under-Reporting Income
Did Not Report Income
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
- Under-Reporting Income
Exam
- Audit Reconsiderations
- Audits in Person
- Audits by Mail
Examination
- Audit Reconsiderations
- Audits in Person
- Audits by Mail
Refund Offset
- Refund Offsets
Refund to Pay IRS
- Refund Offsets
Refund to Pay Student Loan
- Refund Offsets
Refund to Pay Taxes
- Refund Offsets
Refund to Pay Child Support
- Refund Offsets
Refund Taken
- Refund Offsets
Offer
- Offer in Compromise
OIC
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- Offer in Compromise
Offer Less
- Offer in Compromise
Offer Less Than Owed
- Offer in Compromise
Monthly Payment
- Payment Plans
Monthly Payments
- Payment Plans
Partial Payment
- Payment Plans
Partial Payments
- Payment Plans
ID Number
- Getting an EIN
- Getting an ITIN
Expedite Refund
- Expediting a Refund
IRS Letter
- I got a notice from the IRS
Letter from IRS
- I got a notice from the IRS
Letter from the IRS
- I got a notice from the IRS
FPLP
- Levies
Federal Payment Levy Program
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Small Business to Receive a Return of Levy Proceeds (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Stop IRS Levy Against Social Security Benefits (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Return of Levied Proceeds (NEWS)
- Levies
Bank Account Levy
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Return of Levied Proceeds (NEWS)
- Levies
Levy on Bank Account
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Release of Levy due to Hardship (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Return of Levied Proceeds (NEWS)
- Levies
Social Security Levy
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Stop IRS Levy Against Social Security Benefits (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Release of Levy due to Hardship (NEWS)
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
- Levies
Seizure
- Levies
Wage Levy
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Release of Levy due to Hardship (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Return of Levied Proceeds (NEWS)
- Levies
Levy on Wages
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Release of Levy due to Hardship (NEWS)
- Levies
Bartering
- Self-Employment Taxes
Independent Contractor
- Self-Employment Taxes
Cash Income
- Self-Employment Taxes
Trade Services
- Self-Employment Taxes
Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
- Choosing a Tax Return Preparer
I Made a Mistake on My Taxes
- I made a mistake on my taxes
I Cant Pay My Taxes
- I can't pay my taxes
Installment Agreement
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- Installment Agreements
Options for Free Filing
- Options for Filing a Tax Return
Refund Offsets
- Refund Offsets
Getting an Identification Number
- Getting an ITIN
Getting an Employer Identification Number
- Getting an EIN
Lost or Stolen Refund
- Lost or Stolen Refund
I Got a Notice from the IRS
- I got a notice from the IRS
Getting a Preparer Tax Identification Number
- Getting a PTIN
Objectives Report
- NTA releases FY2018 Objectives Report (NEWS)
- The National Taxpayer Advocate releases Volume 2 of FY2017 Objectives Report to Congress, announces papers available from taxpayer rights conference (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Releases FY 2017 Objectives Report to Congress (NEWS)
Missing Refund Check
- Locating a Refund
Quick Refund
- Expediting a Refund
Fast Refund
- Expediting a Refund
Pay Less Than Owed
- Offer in Compromise
Pay Less Than Balance
- Offer in Compromise
Correct A Return
- Correctible Error Authority Part 2: Why Correctible Error Authority Creates More Problems Than It Resolves (NEWS)
- Amending a Tax Return
FBAR
- Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
- Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
Tax Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Living Abroad
- Tax Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Living Abroad
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
fatca
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties: A Discussion of Belated Alternatives to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations for Further Improvements (Part 3 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
Foreign Account Tax Compliance
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- Health Care Individual Shared Responsibility
Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
- Third Party Arrangements for Employment Taxes
Not My Debt
- Injured Spouse
Wrong Return Numbers
- Incorrect Tax Return
Wrong Numbers
- Incorrect Tax Return
Wrong Figures
- Incorrect Tax Return
Tuition Credits
- Education Credits
Free Tax Return Preparation
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Cancelled Debt
- Cancellation of Debt
Forgiven Debt
- Cancellation of Debt
Debt Forgiven
- Cancellation of Debt
Independent Contractor Income
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
Self Employment Income
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
Expense Records
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
Self Employment Schedule
- Sharing Economy Tax Information (NEWS)
Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- Nuevo Sitio Web Sobre Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos que Explica qué está Cambiando y qué no (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- New tax law brings changes to tax withholding for 2018; here’s what you need to know (NEWS)
- 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights Videos Now Available (NEWS)
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- Tax Scholars and Officials Gather for the 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights in The Netherlands (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- NTA Nina Olson discusses TBOR with Private Debt Collectors (NEWS)
Need to File Late
- Extensions
Need My Refund
- Locating a Refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
Delayed Refund
- Taxpayer Advocate Service Toll-Free Line Is Experiencing High Call Volumes (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Nonresident Aliens Still Facing Hardships In Obtaining Refunds of Withheld Tax (NEWS)
- I don't have my refund
- Held or Stopped Refunds
- Lost or Stolen Refund
Divorce
- Refund Offsets
Need EIN
- Getting an EIN
Need Employer Identification Number
- Getting an EIN
Form 8396, Mortgage Interest Credit
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Home Credits
Form 5695, Residential Entergy Credits
- Home Credits
Insolvency
- Cancellation of Debt
Case Resolution Program
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- TAS Focus Groups on Installment Agreements and TAS Services at 2017 Tax Forums (NEWS)
- 2017 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars and the Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- Take Advantage of TAS Offerings at the Tax Forums (NEWS)
- Tax Professionals Get Assistance Resolving Tough Cases at the Tax Forums (NEWS)
1099C
- Cancellation of Debt
Form 1099-C
- Cancellation of Debt
1099 C
- Cancellation of Debt
Form 1099 C
- Cancellation of Debt
Form 982
- Cancellation of Debt
Form 982 Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to DIscharge of Indebtedness
- Cancellation of Debt
Discharge of Debt
- Cancellation of Debt
Debt Discharged
- Cancellation of Debt
aca tools
- NTA Blog: Affordable Care Act Estimators - The Taxpayer Advocate Service Provides Self-Help Tools to Assist Taxpayers With Complex Affordable Care Act Requirements (NEWS)
- Two new videos feature our Taxpayer Advocate Service Affordable Care Act estimators (NEWS)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
levy
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Small Business to Receive a Return of Levy Proceeds (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Stop IRS Levy Against Social Security Benefits (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Release of Levy due to Hardship (NEWS)
- Levies
Payment Agreement
- Success Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service’s persistence reduces tax debt (NEWS)
- Installment Agreements
Payment Agreements
- Installment Agreements
Garnishment
- Levies
Marketplace
- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- New email scam uses fake IRS notices to solicit Affordable Care Act payments (NEWS)
- Premium Tax Credit: 3 ways to reduce the chance of owing taxes (NEWS)
- It’s time for a Premium Tax Credit check-up (NEWS)
Can't Pay
- Currently Not Collectible
- I can't pay my taxes
- Installment Agreements
International Taxpayers Rights Conference
- NTA Blog: Announcing the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference and Requesting Presentation and Paper Proposals (NEWS)
- 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights Videos Now Available (NEWS)
- Tax Scholars and Officials Gather for the 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights in The Netherlands (NEWS)
- The 3rd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights convenes in The Netherlands, May 3-4, 2018 (NEWS)
- 2nd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights Videos Now Available (NEWS)
- 2nd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights takes place in Vienna, Austria (NEWS)
- The 2nd International Conference on Taxpayer Rights convenes in Vienna, Austria March 2017 (NEWS)
- The National Taxpayer Advocate releases Volume 2 of FY2017 Objectives Report to Congress, announces papers available from taxpayer rights conference (NEWS)
Most Serious Problems
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Recent Court Decision Highlights the Impact of the Lack of Pre-payment Judicial Review of IRC Section 6707A Penalty (NEWS)
- The National Taxpayer Advocate releases Volume 2 of FY2017 Objectives Report to Congress, announces papers available from taxpayer rights conference (NEWS)
Can't Pay Balance
- Currently Not Collectible
- I can't pay my taxes
Can't Pay Bill
- Currently Not Collectible
- I can't pay my taxes
Spouse's Debt
- Injured Spouse
Spouse's Refund
- Injured Spouse
Cant Pay Bill
- I can't pay my taxes
Cant Pay Balance
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Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
- IRS Accepting Applications for 2019 Low Income (LITC) Taxpayer Clinic grants (NEWS)
IRS notices
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IRS letters
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- You can sign up for healthcare insurance coverage starting November 1 (NEWS)
- Four online ACA estimators help you prepare for tax time (NEWS)
- Got a notice about a healthcare coverage related issue recently and not sure what to do with it? (NEWS)
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- Got a notice about a healthcare coverage related issue recently and not sure what to do with it? (NEWS)
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- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
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- TAS Tax Tip: Families - Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Successfully Advocates for Taxpayer Subjected to Repetitive Audits (NEWS)
- Important News: Some 2016 refunds won’t be released until after February 15 (NEWS)
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- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Get Amended Returns Processed (NEWS)
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- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Get Amended Returns Processed (NEWS)
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Tax Scams
- Alert: IRS Urges Taxpayers to Watch Out for Erroneous Refunds (NEWS)
- Tax Scams: Don’t be fooled (NEWS)
IRS.gov
- Taxpayers are invited to provide comments on the new IRS.gov Test Homepage – Let Your Voice Be Heard (NEWS)
Private Debt Collection
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: One Year Later, The IRS Has Not Adjusted Its Private Debt Collection Initiative To Minimize Harm To Vulnerable Taxpayers (NEWS)
- Private Debt Collection Program - What You Need to Know (NEWS)
- NTA Nina Olson discusses TBOR with Private Debt Collectors (NEWS)
Private Debt Collectors
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Nina Olson discusses TBOR with Private Debt Collectors (NEWS)
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NTA Blog
- NTA Blog: Holiday Greetings (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection: A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 2 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection - A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Thanksgiving (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: When Evaluating its Pilot Program on the Participation of Counsel and Compliance in Conferences, Appeals Should be Transparent and Should Consider Both Objective and Subjective Data (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Now is the Perfect Time for the IRS to Make Improvements to the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program (NEWS)
- NTA Special Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Launches Tax Reform Website in Spanish (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Announcing the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference and Requesting Presentation and Paper Proposals (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – External Evaluations Show the IRS is Failing to Provide the Quality of Customer Service Expected by Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – The IRS’s Level of Service Measure Fails to Adequately Show the Experience of Taxpayers Seeking Assistance Over the Phone (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Research Shows that Education Improves EITC Compliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error Authority, but Is It Constitutional? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Systemic First Time Abatement Policy Currently Under Consideration by the IRS Would Override Reasonable Cause Relief and Jeopardize Fundamental Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional Intent and Imposes Unintended Burden on Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Despite Taxpayer Advocate Service and Congressional Concerns (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Participants in the Sharing Economy Lack Adequate Guidance From the IRS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS’s Continued Refusal to Exclude Already Open TAS Cases From the Passport Certification Program Violates Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: One Year Later, The IRS Has Not Adjusted Its Private Debt Collection Initiative To Minimize Harm To Vulnerable Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Survey Confirms Need to Maintain and Enhance a Robust Omni-Channel Taxpayer Service Strategy (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Digital “Mailbox Rule” Is Required As the IRS Steers Taxpayers Toward Self-Help Digital Tools (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Inadequate Training of IRS Employees Harms Taxpayers, Creates IRS Rework, and Erodes IRS Employee Morale (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Nonresident Aliens Still Facing Hardships In Obtaining Refunds of Withheld Tax (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Rolls out Passport Certification Program, Refusing to Adopt Taxpayer Protections and Exclude Taxpayers Working with TAS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate “Purple Book”: A Summary Presentation of Our Top 50 Legislative Recommendations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Recent Court Decision Highlights the Impact of the Lack of Pre-payment Judicial Review of IRC Section 6707A Penalty (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: LITC Program Office’s Latest Report Details Tireless Work of Those Giving Voice to the Voiceless (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Assistance Center Service Continues to Decline, Impairing Taxpayers’ Ability to Receive In-Person Assistance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Thanksgiving wishes from the National Taxpayer Advocate (NEWS)
Focus Groups 2017
- 2017 Nationwide Tax Forum Seminars available for CPE Credit (NEWS)
- TAS Focus Groups on Installment Agreements and TAS Services at 2017 Tax Forums (NEWS)
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- TAS Focus Groups on Installment Agreements and TAS Services at 2017 Tax Forums (NEWS)
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- TAS Focus Groups on Installment Agreements and TAS Services at 2017 Tax Forums (NEWS)
Success Stories
- Success Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service’s persistence reduces tax debt (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Facing Economic Burden (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Small Business to Receive a Return of Levy Proceeds (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Successfully Advocates for Taxpayer Subjected to Repetitive Audits (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Disabled Veteran Receive Portions of Her Refunds from Three Years (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Victimized by a Return Preparer (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Taxpayer Claiming Disabled Brother (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS helps taxpayer validate eligibility for Earned Income Tax Credit (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Stop IRS Levy Against Social Security Benefits (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Taxpayer Get Amended Returns Processed (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Release of Levy due to Hardship (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Successfully Advocates to Remove IRA Rollover Penalty (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS helps taxpayer meet closing deadline (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Return of Levied Proceeds (NEWS)
- Success story: Victim of Preparer Fraud Receives Refund (NEWS)
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- Correctible Error Authority Part 2: Why Correctible Error Authority Creates More Problems Than It Resolves (NEWS)
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- TAS office closures affected by Hurricane Irma (NEWS)
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- Get information on TAS office closures related to Hurricane Florence (NEWS)
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- NTA Blog: Holiday Greetings (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection: A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 2 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection - A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Thanksgiving (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: When Evaluating its Pilot Program on the Participation of Counsel and Compliance in Conferences, Appeals Should be Transparent and Should Consider Both Objective and Subjective Data (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Now is the Perfect Time for the IRS to Make Improvements to the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program (NEWS)
- NTA Special Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Launches Tax Reform Website in Spanish (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Announcing the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference and Requesting Presentation and Paper Proposals (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – External Evaluations Show the IRS is Failing to Provide the Quality of Customer Service Expected by Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – The IRS’s Level of Service Measure Fails to Adequately Show the Experience of Taxpayers Seeking Assistance Over the Phone (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Research Shows that Education Improves EITC Compliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error Authority, but Is It Constitutional? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Systemic First Time Abatement Policy Currently Under Consideration by the IRS Would Override Reasonable Cause Relief and Jeopardize Fundamental Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional Intent and Imposes Unintended Burden on Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Despite Taxpayer Advocate Service and Congressional Concerns (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Participants in the Sharing Economy Lack Adequate Guidance From the IRS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS’s Continued Refusal to Exclude Already Open TAS Cases From the Passport Certification Program Violates Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: One Year Later, The IRS Has Not Adjusted Its Private Debt Collection Initiative To Minimize Harm To Vulnerable Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Survey Confirms Need to Maintain and Enhance a Robust Omni-Channel Taxpayer Service Strategy (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Digital “Mailbox Rule” Is Required As the IRS Steers Taxpayers Toward Self-Help Digital Tools (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties: A Discussion of Belated Alternatives to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations for Further Improvements (Part 3 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Inadequate Training of IRS Employees Harms Taxpayers, Creates IRS Rework, and Erodes IRS Employee Morale (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Nonresident Aliens Still Facing Hardships In Obtaining Refunds of Withheld Tax (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Rolls out Passport Certification Program, Refusing to Adopt Taxpayer Protections and Exclude Taxpayers Working with TAS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate “Purple Book”: A Summary Presentation of Our Top 50 Legislative Recommendations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Recent Court Decision Highlights the Impact of the Lack of Pre-payment Judicial Review of IRC Section 6707A Penalty (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: LITC Program Office’s Latest Report Details Tireless Work of Those Giving Voice to the Voiceless (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Assistance Center Service Continues to Decline, Impairing Taxpayers’ Ability to Receive In-Person Assistance (NEWS)
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- NTA Blog: Holiday Greetings (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection: A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 2 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Fraud Detection - A Process That is Challenging for Taxpayers to Navigate with an Outdated Case Management System Resulting in Significant Delays of Legitimate Refunds Part 1 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Thanksgiving (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: When Evaluating its Pilot Program on the Participation of Counsel and Compliance in Conferences, Appeals Should be Transparent and Should Consider Both Objective and Subjective Data (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Now is the Perfect Time for the IRS to Make Improvements to the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program (NEWS)
- NTA Special Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Launches Tax Reform Website in Spanish (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Announcing the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference and Requesting Presentation and Paper Proposals (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – External Evaluations Show the IRS is Failing to Provide the Quality of Customer Service Expected by Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – The IRS’s Level of Service Measure Fails to Adequately Show the Experience of Taxpayers Seeking Assistance Over the Phone (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Research Shows that Education Improves EITC Compliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Systemic First Time Abatement Policy Currently Under Consideration by the IRS Would Override Reasonable Cause Relief and Jeopardize Fundamental Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional Intent and Imposes Unintended Burden on Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Despite Taxpayer Advocate Service and Congressional Concerns (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Participants in the Sharing Economy Lack Adequate Guidance From the IRS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS’s Continued Refusal to Exclude Already Open TAS Cases From the Passport Certification Program Violates Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: One Year Later, The IRS Has Not Adjusted Its Private Debt Collection Initiative To Minimize Harm To Vulnerable Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Survey Confirms Need to Maintain and Enhance a Robust Omni-Channel Taxpayer Service Strategy (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Digital “Mailbox Rule” Is Required As the IRS Steers Taxpayers Toward Self-Help Digital Tools (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Nonresident Aliens Still Facing Hardships In Obtaining Refunds of Withheld Tax (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Rolls out Passport Certification Program, Refusing to Adopt Taxpayer Protections and Exclude Taxpayers Working with TAS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate “Purple Book”: A Summary Presentation of Our Top 50 Legislative Recommendations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Recent Court Decision Highlights the Impact of the Lack of Pre-payment Judicial Review of IRC Section 6707A Penalty (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: LITC Program Office’s Latest Report Details Tireless Work of Those Giving Voice to the Voiceless (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Assistance Center Service Continues to Decline, Impairing Taxpayers’ Ability to Receive In-Person Assistance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Thanksgiving wishes from the National Taxpayer Advocate (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Caring about “Sharing” – The IRS Should Do More for Participants in the Gig Economy (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Policy Needs to Reflect the Reality of Retirement for Today’s Taxpayers (NEWS)
Sharing Economy
- NTA Blog: Participants in the Sharing Economy Lack Adequate Guidance From the IRS (NEWS)
- Colloquium on Tax and the Sharing Economy at Villanova University (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Caring about “Sharing” – The IRS Should Do More for Participants in the Gig Economy (NEWS)
Gig Economy
- NTA Blog: Participants in the Sharing Economy Lack Adequate Guidance From the IRS (NEWS)
- Colloquium on Tax and the Sharing Economy at Villanova University (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Caring about “Sharing” – The IRS Should Do More for Participants in the Gig Economy (NEWS)
IRS
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: When Evaluating its Pilot Program on the Participation of Counsel and Compliance in Conferences, Appeals Should be Transparent and Should Consider Both Objective and Subjective Data (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Now is the Perfect Time for the IRS to Make Improvements to the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program (NEWS)
- NTA Special Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Launches Tax Reform Website in Spanish (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Announcing the 4th International Taxpayer Rights Conference and Requesting Presentation and Paper Proposals (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Refuses to Provide Mandatory Employee Training on Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – External Evaluations Show the IRS is Failing to Provide the Quality of Customer Service Expected by Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – The IRS’s Level of Service Measure Fails to Adequately Show the Experience of Taxpayers Seeking Assistance Over the Phone (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Research Shows that Education Improves EITC Compliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error Authority, but Is It Constitutional? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional Intent and Imposes Unintended Burden on Taxpayers (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Despite Taxpayer Advocate Service and Congressional Concerns (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Survey Confirms Need to Maintain and Enhance a Robust Omni-Channel Taxpayer Service Strategy (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: A Digital “Mailbox Rule” Is Required As the IRS Steers Taxpayers Toward Self-Help Digital Tools (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties: A Discussion of Belated Alternatives to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations for Further Improvements (Part 3 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: EITC - How a Simple Educational Letter Can Help Avert Noncompliance (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Nonresident Aliens Still Facing Hardships In Obtaining Refunds of Withheld Tax (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Telephone Service in an Omnichannel Environment (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Rolls out Passport Certification Program, Refusing to Adopt Taxpayer Protections and Exclude Taxpayers Working with TAS (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The National Taxpayer Advocate “Purple Book”: A Summary Presentation of Our Top 50 Legislative Recommendations (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Recent Court Decision Highlights the Impact of the Lack of Pre-payment Judicial Review of IRC Section 6707A Penalty (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: LITC Program Office’s Latest Report Details Tireless Work of Those Giving Voice to the Voiceless (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Assistance Center Service Continues to Decline, Impairing Taxpayers’ Ability to Receive In-Person Assistance (NEWS)
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- NTA Blog: National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Annual Report to Congress, Discusses Tax Reform Implementation and Unveils “Purple Book” (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Miscellaneous Tax Return Preparer Issues as We Head into the 2018 Filing Season (NEWS)
blogs
- NTA Blog: National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Annual Report to Congress, Discusses Tax Reform Implementation and Unveils “Purple Book” (NEWS)
passport
- NTA Blog: The IRS’s Continued Refusal to Exclude Already Open TAS Cases From the Passport Certification Program Violates Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Rolls out Passport Certification Program, Refusing to Adopt Taxpayer Protections and Exclude Taxpayers Working with TAS (NEWS)
Conversation Series
- The National Taxpayer Advocate Hosts Inaugural Conversation Series with International Tax Researchers (NEWS)
telephones
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – External Evaluations Show the IRS is Failing to Provide the Quality of Customer Service Expected by Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – The IRS’s Level of Service Measure Fails to Adequately Show the Experience of Taxpayers Seeking Assistance Over the Phone (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
- Taxpayer Advocate Service Toll-Free Line Is Experiencing High Call Volumes (NEWS)
1040NR
- NTA Blog: Nonresident Aliens Still Facing Hardships In Obtaining Refunds of Withheld Tax (NEWS)
training
- NTA Blog: Inadequate Training of IRS Employees Harms Taxpayers, Creates IRS Rework, and Erodes IRS Employee Morale (NEWS)
Amnesty
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties: A Discussion of Belated Alternatives to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations for Further Improvements (Part 3 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
OVDP
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties: A Discussion of Belated Alternatives to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations for Further Improvements (Part 3 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - Why IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Settlement Programs Posed Risks to Voluntary Compliance (Part 2 of 3) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties - When Should the Government Offer Them and How Should They Be Structured? (Part 1 of 3) (NEWS)
Letter 4883c
- Identity Theft
4883c
- Identity Theft
Letter 5071c
- Identity Theft
5071c
- Identity Theft
5071
- Identity Theft
4883
- Identity Theft
Letter 4883
- Identity Theft
Letter 5071
- Identity Theft
Letter 5747c
- Identity Theft
5747c
- Identity Theft
5747
- Identity Theft
Form 14039
- Identity Theft
14039
- Identity Theft
audit
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Successfully Advocates for Taxpayer Subjected to Repetitive Audits (NEWS)
- Audit Reconsiderations
- Audits in Person
- Audits by Mail
offset
- Refund Offsets
Withholding
- Nuevo Sitio Web Sobre Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos que Explica qué está Cambiando y qué no (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- New tax law brings changes to tax withholding for 2018; here’s what you need to know (NEWS)
Tax Law
- Nuevo Sitio Web Sobre Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos que Explica qué está Cambiando y qué no (NEWS)
- New tax law brings changes to tax withholding for 2018; here’s what you need to know (NEWS)
disaster
- Get information on TAS office closures related to Hurricane Florence (NEWS)
- Disaster Relief: Many businesses have extra time to request a six-month extension due to winter storms (NEWS)
relief
- Disaster Relief: Many businesses have extra time to request a six-month extension due to winter storms (NEWS)
NTA, NTA Blog,
- NTA Blog: An Analysis of Tax Settlement Programs as Amnesties: A Discussion of Belated Alternatives to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations for Further Improvements (Part 3 of 3) (NEWS)
veterans
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- Veterans May Claim Refund on Disability Severance Payments (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Helps Disabled Veteran Receive Portions of Her Refunds from Three Years (NEWS)
Nina Olson
- The 2018 Nationwide Tax Forums a Success for TAS (NEWS)
- National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson honored in Accounting Today’s top 100 list (NEWS)
- Colloquium on Tax and the Sharing Economy at Villanova University (NEWS)
military
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
active duty
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
armed forces
- NTA Blog: The IRS Can Do a Better Job Providing Military Taxpayers With Accurate and Up-to-Date Information About Tax Issues They Are Facing (NEWS)
Testimony, 2018 Testimony, Oversight
- National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson testifies on Oversight before several House Subcommittees (NEWS)
Fee
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
user fees
- NTA Blog: Effective Use of the Offer in Compromise Program Will Save Valuable IRS Resources (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: What’s wrong with IRS user fees? (NEWS)
IRS extension
- IRS provides additional day through Wednesday, April 18 to file and pay your 2017 taxes (NEWS)
IRS tax day extension
- IRS provides additional day through Wednesday, April 18 to file and pay your 2017 taxes (NEWS)
2018 IRS extension
- IRS provides additional day through Wednesday, April 18 to file and pay your 2017 taxes (NEWS)
Repetitive Audits
- Success Story: TAS Successfully Advocates for Taxpayer Subjected to Repetitive Audits (NEWS)
Focus Groups 2018
- Practitioner’s ideas wanted in the 2018 Tax Forum focus groups (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
Charitable Contributions
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- 2018 Tax Forums will feature TAS seminars, Case Resolution Program (NEWS)
omnichannel
- NTA Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Survey Confirms Need to Maintain and Enhance a Robust Omni-Channel Taxpayer Service Strategy (NEWS)
mortgage credits
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Home Credits
Exempt Organizations
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
1023-EZ
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
1023EZ
- NTA Blog: A Problem of the IRS’s Own Making - Automatic Revocations of 1023-EZ Exempt Organizations (NEWS)
IRC 6015
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
innocent Spouse Relief
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: The Flood That Didn’t Materialize When the IRS Removed the Two-Year Period for Requesting Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and Granted Relief More Frequently (NEWS)
LITC, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic,
- Low Income Taxpayer Clinics Celebrate 20 Years of Taxpayer Service (NEWS)
- IRS Announces Webinar on the 2019 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Grant Application Process (NEWS)
tax changes
- New Tax Reform Changes Website Explains What Is Changing and What Is Not (NEWS)
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
tax reform changes
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- New Tax Reform Changes Website Explains What Is Changing and What Is Not (NEWS)
- TAS Tax Tip: Families - Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
1040
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
1040 changes
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
tax reform 2018
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- New Tax Reform Changes Website Explains What Is Changing and What Is Not (NEWS)
- TAS Tax Tip: Families - Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Tax Administration on the Twentieth Anniversary of RRA 98 (NEWS)
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
w-4 changes
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
new 1040
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
new w-4
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
w4
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
w-4
- Tax Changes (NEWS)
2019 Objective Report
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
NTA 2019 Objective Report
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
June Report to Congress
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
JRC
- NTA Blog: A Few Thoughts About The National Taxpayer Advocate’s Fiscal Year 2019 Objectives Report (NEWS)
Abatement
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
Income
- Success Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service’s persistence reduces tax debt (NEWS)
- Success Story: TAS Advocates for Penalty Abatement (NEWS)
real audit
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
IRC 7602
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
unreal audit
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
MSP
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: “Real” vs. “Unreal” Audits and Why This Distinction Matters (NEWS)
Taxpayer Assistance Centers
- NTA Blog: IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Despite Taxpayer Advocate Service and Congressional Concerns (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
TACs
- NTA Blog: Overall the Filing Season at Taxpayer Assistance Centers Ran Smoothly, But Room for Improvement Remains (NEWS)
Disability
- NTA Blog: Veterans Face Challenges in Claiming Refunds for Taxes Improperly Withheld from Disability Severance Pay (NEWS)
- Veterans May Claim Refund on Disability Severance Payments (NEWS)
Combat
- Veterans May Claim Refund on Disability Severance Payments (NEWS)
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- Nuevo Sitio Web Sobre Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos que Explica qué está Cambiando y qué no (NEWS)
- New Tax Reform Changes Website Explains What Is Changing and What Is Not (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional Intent and Imposes Unintended Burden on Taxpayers (NEWS)
TCJA
- NTA Blog: IRS Administration of the Section 965 Transition Tax Contravenes Congressional Intent and Imposes Unintended Burden on Taxpayers (NEWS)
Passport Certification
- NTA Blog: TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification (NEWS)
First Time Abatement
- NTA Blog: The Systemic First Time Abatement Policy Currently Under Consideration by the IRS Would Override Reasonable Cause Relief and Jeopardize Fundamental Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
FTA
- NTA Blog: The Systemic First Time Abatement Policy Currently Under Consideration by the IRS Would Override Reasonable Cause Relief and Jeopardize Fundamental Taxpayer Rights (NEWS)
Computer Glitch
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
CSED
- Success Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service’s persistence reduces tax debt (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
Expired CSED
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
Collection Activity
- Success Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service’s persistence reduces tax debt (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: As a Result of TAS Advocacy, the IRS is Working to Address a Computer Glitch That Allowed Collection Activity on Accounts with Expired Collection Statute Expiration Dates but Many Issues Remain Unresolved (NEWS)
sample letter
- Private Debt Collection Program - What You Need to Know (NEWS)
- Private Debt Collection Program (NEWS)
payment options
- Private Debt Collection Program - What You Need to Know (NEWS)
private debt collection program
- Private Debt Collection Program - What You Need to Know (NEWS)
Hurricane Florence
- Get information on TAS office closures related to Hurricane Florence (NEWS)
Office Hours
- Get information on TAS office closures related to Hurricane Florence (NEWS)
MEA
- NTA Blog: The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error Authority, but Is It Constitutional? (NEWS)
Math Error Authority
- NTA Blog: The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error Authority, but Is It Constitutional? (NEWS)
Post Processing Math Error Authority
- NTA Blog: The IRS Might Recover EITC Using Its Newly Discovered Post-Processing Math Error Authority, but Is It Constitutional? (NEWS)
assistance
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – External Evaluations Show the IRS is Failing to Provide the Quality of Customer Service Expected by Taxpayers (Part 2 of 2) (NEWS)
- NTA Blog: Measuring the Taxpayer Experience – The IRS’s Level of Service Measure Fails to Adequately Show the Experience of Taxpayers Seeking Assistance Over the Phone (Part 1 of 2) (NEWS)
501C
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
Form 1023-EZ
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
Streamlined Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- NTA Blog: Form 1023-EZ Now Elicits Additional Information, But It’s Not Clear That IRS Reviewers Are Considering It (NEWS)
reforma
- Tax Changes (Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos) (NEWS)
cambios
- Tax Changes (Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos) (NEWS)
impuesto
- Tax Changes (Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos) (NEWS)
reforma de impuesto
- Tax Changes (Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos) (NEWS)
impuestos
- Tax Changes (Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos) (NEWS)
reforma de impuestos
- Tax Changes (Cambios en la Reforma de Impuestos) (NEWS)
Tax Reform Changes website
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- TAS Tax Tip: Families - Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
- NTA Special Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Launches Tax Reform Website in Spanish (NEWS)
Tax Reform Changes website in Spanish
- NTA Special Blog: Taxpayer Advocate Service Launches Tax Reform Website in Spanish (NEWS)
Appeals
- NTA Blog: When Evaluating its Pilot Program on the Participation of Counsel and Compliance in Conferences, Appeals Should be Transparent and Should Consider Both Objective and Subjective Data (NEWS)
Thanksgiving
- NTA Blog: Thanksgiving (NEWS)
Form W4
- NTA Blog: As the IRS Redesigns Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Stakeholders Raise Important Questions (NEWS)
Marriage
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
Married Filing Jointly
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
Married Filing Separately
- Know how getting married changes your tax situation (NEWS)
Deductions
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
State Taxes
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
Medical and Dental Expenses
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)
Charity
- TAS Tax Tip: Deduction and Expense Changes; Gear-up now for changes that will affect your 2018 return (NEWS)

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