While the Taxpayer Advocate’s 2019 Report identified processing delays as a serious issue, the problem exploded in 2021 and by April 2022, the IRS was buried in over 29 million tax returns and ...

Erin Collins is the IRS national taxpayer advocate. Before joining the IRS in March 2020, she was managing director of KPMG’s tax controversy practice for the western region. How has the ...

“typically through no fault of their own,” according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) at the IRS. TAS called it one of the “most serious problems” faced by taxpayers in 2023 and 202 ...

One of the National Taxpayer Advocate's recommendations involves the creation of a specialized Scam Prevention and Victim Assistance Office where IRS staff would be trained to offer assistance to ...

One of the National Taxpayer Advocate's recommendations involves the creation of a specialized "Scam Prevention and Victim Assistance Office" where the IRS staff would be trained to offer ...

Every year the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) issues its Annual Report to Congress that discusses the ten most serious issues taxpayers faced during the past year in their dealings ...

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins has urged Congress to preserve IRS funding for taxpayer service and technology amid Republican scrutiny. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 originally ...

Expansion of the Taxpayer Advocate’s Authority: The National Taxpayer Advocate will gain direct hiring authority and greater access to IRS legal and financial data. Judicial Review Enhancements ...

One of the National Taxpayer Advocate's recommendations involves the creation of a specialized "Scam Prevention and Victim Assistance Office" where the IRS staff would be trained to offer assistance ...