TAS Success Story: TAS Advocates for Bank Levy Release

July 20, 2023  – A taxpayer contacted the IRS to resolve a balance due that exceeded $150,000, which required the taxpayer establish a short-term payment plan.   External Article   Success Story: TAS Advocates for Bank Levy Release   A taxpayer contacted the IRS to resolve a balance due that exceeded $150,000, which required the…

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NTA Blog: Disaster Relief: What the IRS giveth, the IRS taketh away. Or so it seems for disaster relief taxpayers until you get to page 4 of the collection notice. (Part Two)

July 12, 2023 – As discussed in Part One, over one million taxpayers living in a disaster area filed their returns early with a balance due, expecting to make a timely payment by the postponed dates. Unfortunately, for taxpayers covered by a disaster declaration the IRS followed its normal collection procedures and mailed an initial collection…

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NTA Blog: Disaster Relief: What the IRS giveth, the IRS taketh away. Or so it seems for disaster relief taxpayers until you get to page 4 of the collection notice (Part One)

July 11, 2023 – Imagine you live in a county that has been battered by storms or wildfires so severe that the federal government has included your county in a disaster declaration. Imagine that the IRS grants you an extra four or six months to file your tax return and make your tax payment. Then…

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TAS Tax Tip: Mid-Year Tax Checkup 2023

June 22, 2023 – -Summertime is the perfect time for a mid-year tax checkup. A tax checkup will help you avoid being surprised with a potentially large tax bill and may help uncover ways you can save throughout the rest of the year. Summertime is the perfect time for a mid-year tax checkup. A tax…

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National Taxpayer Advocate issues mid-year report to Congress; highlights filing season challenges and focuses on strategic priorities

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins released her statutorily mandated mid-year report to Congress. The report says the tax-return filing season generally ran smoothly this year, urges the IRS to prioritize a broad array of technology upgrades, and sets forth key objectives of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate for the upcoming fiscal year.  …

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