April 7, 2023 – Taxpayers across the nation are receiving tax assistance from the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) during special Saturday Hours events offered in partnership with the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TAC). External Article Success Story: Successful … Read More
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Tax News: The IRS Extends Disaster Relief to Victims of January and February Storms
February 27, 2023 – If you were a victim of the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in California, or the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Alabama or Georgia, you now have additional time to file various … Read More
NTA Blog: Lookback Rule: The IRS Fixes the Refund Trap for the Unwary
February 27, 2023 – For tax year (TY) 2019, there were nearly 34 million returns filed between the postponed period of April 16, 2020, and July 15, 2020, and for TY 2020, there were nearly 29 million returns filed between … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Small Business Filing and Recordkeeping Requirements
February 24, 2023 -As a small business, you may have many different types of returns that are due, and many different types of deductions. As a busy small business owner, it’s important to put a user-friendly recordkeeping system in place. … Read More
TAS Shares IRS’s Guidance on Taxability of State Tax Payments
February 21, 2023 -TAS is happy to report that the IRS has issued guidance on these special state tax payments. The guidance is complex. Because the taxability of these state payments varies depending on the type of payment and your … Read More
TAS Careers: Legal Tax Advisor
December 29, 2022 – TAS will launch a Pre-Filing Season Awareness outreach campaign in January. It is a nationwide effort to help millions of taxpayers who self-prepare federal tax returns to avoid common return processing issues that cause refund delays. … Read More
National Taxpayer Advocate Joins C-SPAN’s Washington Journal for Live Questions & Answers
January 23, 2023 -The National Taxpayer Advocate Answers Taxpayer Questions About Tax Filing Season Challenges, IRS Backlogs, and More National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins appeared live on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal call-in program on January 23. The National Taxpayer Advocate … Read More
National Taxpayer Advocate delivers 2022 Annual Report to Congress
January 11, 2023 – The report assesses taxpayer service challenges in 2022 and the outlook for 2023. Title: National Taxpayer Advocate delivers 2022 Annual Report to Congress National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins today released her 2022 Annual Report to … Read More