TAS Tax Tip: How to Confirm the Identity of a Field Revenue Officer If They Come Knocking at Your Door

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun conducting face-to-face meetings with individual and business taxpayers as a part of a special compliance effort entitled Revenue Officer Compliance Sweep (ROCS). This is an extremely high priority effort where IRS field revenue … Read More

TAS Tax Tip: Federal tax return filing options and help

Tax return filing season for federal taxes is almost here. The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) has information to help you find tax return filing options and help. Options for Filing a Tax Return Each year, most people who work are … Read More

TAS Tax Tip: Tax Pro Tips for working with the Taxpayer Advocate Service

Whether its during filing season or after, we get lots of questions about when to come to the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), how we can help, and what information you may need to have ready to talk to us when … Read More

TAS Tax Tip: Before you file that federal tax return: Stop and follow these tips to help avoid unnecessary delays

The Taxpayer Advocate Service wants to help you avoid delays this filing season, including refund delays. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLtQa0JsTJ4&w=300&h=169] If you missed attending one of our local events and you prepare your own tax return, whether it’s through software or on … Read More

NTA Blog: National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Annual Report to Congress and Purple Book

Subscribe to the NTA’s Blog and receive updates on the latest blog posts from Acting National Taxpayer Advocate Bridget T. Roberts. Additional blogs can be found at www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/blog. Earlier this week, I submitted to Congress the 2019 Annual Report to … Read More

National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress

Each year’s Annual Report to Congress identifies the ten most serious problems facing taxpayers and offers recommendations to fix them. https://taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/Media/Default/Documents/2019-ARC/arc19-redirect.js Source: taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov

TAS Tax Tip: Important information you need to know about refunds

Planning for a refund this year? Use these tax tips and find out what you need to know and understand about tax refund timing, when you could receive it and why you may only get part or none at all. … Read More