TAP 04-036

Form 656 OIC Revision

Statement of Issue:

On behalf of Forms and Publications, Houston Local Taxpayer Advocate and OIC expert William Sonnack, asked the Area 5 Committee to provide public feedback on revised Form 656, Offer in Compromise (OIC), about its clarity to the taxpayer..

Proposal:

The Area 5 Subcommittee made line-by-line suggestions for improving the Form 656.

Recommendations were received after the cut-off time frame for suggestions. Many of the items, or parts of the form were revised in a similar manner as TAP suggested. Recommendations will be kept on file for the next revision.