Taxpayer Advocacy Panel

National Taxpayer Advocate Releases 2011 Annual Report
to Congress

National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina E. Olson released her 2011 Annual Report to Congress on Jan. 11, 2012, identifying the combination of the IRS’s expanding workload and declining resources as the most serious problem facing taxpayers. The result, the report says, is inadequate taxpayer service, erosion of taxpayer rights, and reduced tax compliance. More information is available on the 2011 Annual Report to Congress page on the Taxpayer Advocate Service Tax Toolkit.

 

National Taxpayer Advocate Launches Blog

In addition, the NTA launched her new blog, National Taxpayer Advocate’s Blog: Taxpayer Rights and Taxpayer Burden, on Jan. 11, 2012, in conjunction with the release of her 2011 Annual Report to Congress. The NTA will address various issues that impact taxpayers on her blog. Check out the NTA's most recent blog post, updated Jan. 25. Continue>> 

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TAP is a group of volunteers dedicated to helping the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) identify ways to improve customer service and satisfaction. TAP is a Federal Advisory committee established in 2002 under the authority of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel listens to taxpayers, identifies taxpayers' issues, and makes suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction.

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TAP recommendations submitted to the IRS since 2002

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Outreach events completed in 2010

 

Media


East Rockaway Resident Selected for IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
(Lynbrook Patch, Jan. 23, 2012)
 



EDH man appointed to IRS panel 
(Village Life, Jan. 19, 2012)
 



Panel de Defensa del Contribuyente del IRS 
(Queens Latino, Jan. 13, 2012) 
 

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