All Taxpayer Advocate Service Offices are Open

All Taxpayer Advocate Service Offices are Open After a prolonged government shutdown, all Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) offices have reopened. Please understand we will need some time to sort through cases, calls, and faxes that were received while we were … Read More

TAS Encourages You to Provide Comments on Transitioning to Electronic Payments by June 30

Know your rights and what to do if the IRS sends you a bill after you already paid your taxes. TAS Tax Tip: What to do if you receive an IRS balance due notice for taxes you have already paid. … Read More

Here is What You Need to Know for June

Updates as of June 5, 2025   Important Tax Dates Coming Up on June 16 There are important tax dates coming up this month. Take a look at our handy to-do list to make sure you and your clients don’t … Read More

Taxpayer Advocate Service Celebrates 50 Years of the Earned Income Tax Credit

This year’s report focuses on the taxpayer impact of processing delays.   Title: National Taxpayer Advocate delivers 2023 Annual Report to Congress National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins today released her 2023 Annual Report to Congress, describing 2023 as a year … Read More

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins Shines as One of Accounting’s Most Influential People in 2024

For the third consecutive year, Erin M. Collins, the National Taxpayer Advocate, has been recognized by Accounting Today as one of the 100 Most Influential People shaping the future of the accounting profession. This prestigious list honors trailblazing leaders who … Read More

The Taxpayer Advocate Service’s Laguna Niguel office moves to Lake Forest, CA

TAS Website Article – Proposed publishing date, Monday, December 9   The Taxpayer Advocate Service’s Laguna Niguel Office Moves to a New Location On December 9, the Laguna Niguel, California, Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) office moved to a new location … Read More

January 1 deadline approaching for reporting Beneficial Ownership Information

Are you one of one of millions of business owners who are affected by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)? If so, you may be required to report Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) to Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN has … Read More

TAS Success Story: Making the Flight

December 4, 2023  – A power of attorney (POA) called TAS for help resolving a client’s balance due. The POA had submitted documents to the IRS showing that the taxpayer did not owe taxes for the sale of a house. … Read More

Success Story: TAS Advocates to Resolve Large Liability

November 20, 2023  – The taxpayers filed an amended return showing that they actually lost money on the real estate sale and were due a refund. However, the IRS hadn’t processed the amended return.      Success Story: TAS Untangles Complex Refund … Read More

TAS TAX TIP: IRS Resumes Sending Some Collection Notices

The post TAS TAX TIP: IRS Resumes Sending Some Collection Notices appeared first on Taxpayer Advocate Service. Source: taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov