TAP X05-078

Revised Form 2848- Power of Attorney

Statement of Issue:

The currently revised Form 2848, Power of Attorney Form, requires the Social Security Number of the Representative in addition to the CAF#, which may raise privacy concerns. There is no justification for the SSN in the Instructions, but the form is rejected if the SSN is not provided.

Proposal:

On April 13, 2004, SME informed the Area 2 Committee that Form 2848 was being revised, and Area 2 recommended that the revised Form 2848 eliminate the requirement that a tax practitioners report their SSNs.

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