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 Succ...
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 r...
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 – 9/3...
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....
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 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 t...
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on April 16 about several key tax issues, including tax fraud, tax identity theft and tax reform. Read her t...
Each year, TAS participates in the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums, a three-day series of tax education and networking conferences for tax professionals. Learn about registration, dates and locations f...
The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Program, administered by TAS, has issued its first program report and related infographic. The report summarizes how clinics assist thousands of low income tax...
Learn how the sequestration cuts will reduce the refundable portion of the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit for some small, tax-exempt employers, and access updated information about the 201...