Members of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) participated in the 2024 Nationwide Tax Forum in Orlando. TAP was represented by member Anthony Earwood, along with TAP Director Shawn Collins and TAP Senior Program Analyst Fred Smith. They greeted attendees, listened to their issues, attended seminars, and interacted with tax professionals from across the nation.
TAP members were able to communicate their mission to improve IRS service, policy, and procedures, and update attendees with the progress about the ongoing IRS transformation. Several attendees who participated in the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s Case Resolution Room said that resolving their toughest case was made easier by using the new program to book appointments in advance. Numerous tax professionals also said they appreciated the many new Spanish-language seminars available at the forum as well as 18 new self-study seminars through the National Tax Forum online portal.
As always, one of the highlights was the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Town Hall event where National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins discussed issues facing taxpayers and tax practitioners and answered their most burning questions.
