November 10, 2022 -This is Part Three of a blog series on IRS Processing and my recent experience at the IRS’s Kansas City campus, where I had the privilege of working alongside mailroom employees. Update on IRS Progress in Working … Read More
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NTA Blog: My Recent Kansas City Campus Experience (Part Two)
November 2, 2022 – As discussed in Part One, I, together with several other IRS executives, had the honor to work side by side with employees in the extraction mailroom at the IRS’s Kansas City campus. As discussed in Part … Read More
NTA Blog: My Recent Kansas City Campus Experience (Part One)
November 1, 2022 – Earlier this month, I spent a week at the IRS campus in Kansas City helping campus employees and surge teams to process the IRS’s paper inventory backlog. Earlier this month, I spent a week at the … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: File Your 2021 Tax Return to Claim Certain Credits Before Time Runs Out to Use IRS Free File Options!
October 28, 2022 – The Taxpayer Advocate Service shares information to help taxpayers claim credits on their 2021 tax returns. Hurry – time is running out to claim your credits on your 2021 federal income tax return using the … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Tax resources for individuals filing a federal income tax return for the first time
October 27, 2022 – The Taxpayer Advocate Service shares information to help first-time filers meet their federal tax obligations. Every year brings new people into the workforce. The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) wants to reach individuals filing tax returns for … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Did IRS adjust your charitable contribution deduction?
October 26, 2022 – The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted March 27, 2020, permits taxpayers to deduct up to 100 percent of their adjusted gross income (AGI), for qualified contributions made during calendar year 2020. The … Read More
NTA Blog: The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Celebrates 20 Years of Making the IRS Work Better for You
October 12, 2022 – It gives me great pride and joy to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel! This year, the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) marks a major milestone – two decades of advancing its mission of … Read More
NTA Blog: When to Use a Durable Power of Attorney to Authorize Representation Before the IRS
October 5, 2022 – As the U.S. population ages, taxpayers and their representatives are increasingly confronted with the question of how to appoint a power of attorney (POA) to act on behalf of taxpayers in the event of incompetence or … Read More
NTA Blog: How to Identify the IRS’s Broad Penalty Relief Initiative and Other Helpful Tips for Understanding Tax Account Transcripts: Part Two
September 29, 2022 – Part Two continues with more helpful tips I hope you will find useful when trying to understand IRS transcripts. How to Identify the IRS’s Broad Penalty Relief Initiative and Other Helpful Tips for Understanding Tax Account … Read More
NTA Blog: How to Identify the IRS’s Broad Penalty Relief Initiative and Other Helpful Tips for Understanding Tax Account Transcripts: Part One
September 27, 2022 – I recently blogged about the IRS’s broad relief for late filing penalties for 2019 and 2020 tax returns. During the height of the pandemic, taxpayers experienced many obstacles to the timely filing of their 2019 and … Read More