The IRS offers an online account application for individual taxpayers. With online account access, you can view: The total amount you owe, including balance details by year; Your payment history and any scheduled or pending payments Key information from your … Read More
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NTA Blog: Bumps in the Road Sequel: Update on the Filing Season Challenges: Part I
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NTA Blog: Lifecycle of a Tax Return: Correspondence Audits: Increased Communication Alternatives Are in Progress
NTA Blog: Lifecycle of a Tax Return: Correspondence Audits: Increased Communication Alternatives Are in Progress In my 2020 Annual Report to Congress (ARC), I discussed the unnecessary delays and difficulties taxpayers encounter reaching an accountable and knowledgeable IRS employee for assistance with correspondence … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Additional help is now available for visually impaired and other taxpayers with disabilities
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Policy Statement 1-47, Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities (see IRM 1.2.1.2.12), requires the IRS to take necessary actions to ensure taxpayers with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate effectively in its programs, activities … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Answers to your questions about premium assistance for COBRA benefits
Earlier this year, the IRS issued Notice 2021-31, Premium Assistance for COBRA Benefits, outlining the temporary premium assistance included in Section 9501 of the American Rescue Plan of 2021. This section provides for a temporary 100 percent reduction in the … Read More
NTA Blog: TAS Facing Similar Challenges as the IRS: Processing Delays and Low Level of Service
NTA Blog: TAS Facing Similar Challenges as the IRS: Processing Delays and Low Level of Service As the National Taxpayer Advocate, part of my statutory duties and the duties of the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) are to identify and inform … Read More
NTA Blog: Advance Child Tax Credit: What You Should Know: Part III
Part I of this series addressed ten things that individuals should know about the Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC), including qualification, reasons someone might want to unenroll from receiving monthly payments, and first-time parents. Part II focused on issues … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Optional Tool Available to Track Your Advance Child Tax Credit Payments
The IRS began issuing advance payments of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in mid-July. Similar to certain other credits with an advance payment option, taxpayers who receive these advance payments will have to reconcile the total amount received on their … Read More
NTA Blog: Advance Child Tax Credit: What You Should Know: Part II
NTA Blog: Advance Child Tax Credit (CTC): What You Should Know: Part II Advanced CTC Part I of this series addressed ten things that individuals should know about the Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC), including qualification, reasons someone might … Read More