Two years after mistakenly allowing a taxpayer to claim the 2009 First-Time Homebuyer Credit, the IRS discovered its error. The problem was further compounded when the IRS imposed a penalty on the taxpayer due to apparent underpayment on their tax return. See how TAS was able to help on the Success Stories page of the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit....
When a taxpayer came to TAS for civil penalty relief assistance, the case advocate uncovered not only one, but three years’ worth of penalties. Find out how TAS convinced the IRS to correct this taxpayer’s balance to zero on the Success Stories page of the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit. In addition, it’s key to obtain a signed copy of your tax return fr...
Due to the current budget situation, including the sequester, all IRS and TAS offices will be closed on May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and Aug. 30, 2013. Tax-filing and payment deadlines will remain the same. More information about the impact of the shutdown is available on IRS.gov. ...
Some preparers made appointments to take the test to become a registered return preparer, and paid the required fee. Since a U.S. District Court issued an injunction stopping the testing, the IRS is refunding those fees. Learn more about this news and related information on the Registered Tax Return Preparer Test page of the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) Tax Toolkit....
When a taxpayer whose return was being delayed by the IRS was facing a possible repossession of his vehicle, TAS stepped in to help. See how his TAS case advocate saved the day on the on the Success Stories page of the Tax Toolkit....
Each year, taxpayers hire paid practitioners to prepare and file nearly 80 million individual tax returns, due to the overwhelming complexity of the tax code. Efforts by the IRS and Treasury to regulate preparers were halted when a U.S. district court found, in the Loving v. IRS case, that Treasury lacked authority to issue such standards. The National Taxpayer Advocate believes the district ...
TAS case advocates assist qualifying taxpayers nationwide in resolving problems with the IRS. Identity theft was the most common issue in TAS casework during fiscal year 2012 (10/1/11 – 9/30/12) and rose 61 percent over the last fiscal year. TAS also found an increasing number of taxpayers were defrauded by tax preparers. Learn more about TAS Case Advocacy on the Taxpayer Advocate Servi...
In her recent testimony before Congress, National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina Olson notes the IRS could only answer 57 percent of calls on tax day – an “F” in any grading book. Learn more about IRS budget issues and the NTA’s recommendations in her testimony before Congress on the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s Tax Toolkit....
TAS received nearly 220,000 new cases in FY2012. In addition, identity theft-related cases rose 97 percent. Learn more about TAS’s mission and work on the Who We Are page of the Tax Toolkit. In addition, learn about the recent improvements to the IRS’s online Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) system on the Renewing or Applying for a PTIN page....
In a recent interview on Federal News Radio, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson outlines the recent dramatic increase in tax-related identity theft, discusses how TAS and the IRS are working to help victims and the proposed new civil penalties for those who commit identity theft. In addition, new tax reform comments submitted by members of the public are now available on the Tax Reform Sug...
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