Two years after mistakenly allowing a taxpayer to claim the 2009 First-Time Homebuyer Credit, the IRS discovered its error. The problem was further compounded when the IRS imposed a penalty on th...
When a taxpayer came to TAS for civil penalty relief assistance, the case advocate uncovered not only one, but three years’ worth of penalties. Find out how TAS convinced the IRS to correct...
Due to the current budget situation, including the sequester, all IRS and TAS offices will be closed on May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and Aug. 30, 2013. Tax-filing and payment deadlines will r...
Some preparers made appointments to take the test to become a registered return preparer, and paid the required fee. Since a U.S. District Court issued an injunction stopping the testing, the IRS...
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...
