TAS Helps Restore Collection Agreement

A taxpayer came to TAS for help with a defaulted offer in compromise (OIC), an IRS program that allows taxpayers to settle debts for less than the full amount owed. However, while this offer was in effect, the taxpayer’s wife died and he suffered numerous health problems, which made it hard for him to keep up with day-to-day business. Eventually, the offer defaulted and the IRS told the...

NTA Honored for Support of Americans with Disabilities

National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina Olson recently received the National Disability Institute's Ron Smith Federal Employee Award for her continued advocacy on behalf of taxpayers with disabilities. The award is presented annually to a federal employee who works to advance the economic self-sufficiency of people with disabilities. To learn more about the award, read the full press r...

New Virtual Tax Help Option For Taxpayers

Getting tax help is made easier with a new video conferencing option, particularly for those who don’t live near a Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) office. Visit the Virtual Tax Help page of the TAS Tax Toolkit to learn how you can now get face-to-face help from taxpayer advocates in other cities using high-definition two-way video conferencing. ...

TAS Obtains Refund for ID Theft Victim

A victim of identity theft came to TAS for help in obtaining her 2010 refund, as the IRS had frozen her account due to the tax-related fraud. Visit the Success Stories page of the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit to learn how TAS helped. ...

NTA Nina Olson Named to Top 100 Most Influential People by Accounting Today

National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina Olson was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People by Accounting Today. The list recognizes leaders and innovators in the tax and accounting industries. Read the excerpt to learn about the NTA’s work or visit the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit....

TAS Helps Taxpayer Attend Family Funeral

When one taxpayer submitted her passport to the IRS to obtain an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), she unexpectedly needed to return to her home country to attend her father’s funeral. TAS worked with the IRS to quickly retrieve her passport so she could return home to be with her family. Visit the Success Stories page on the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax T...

TAS Clears Way to College by Removing Lien

Years after inheriting an insurance settlement from her mother, a young woman was denied a loan to attend college due to a federal tax lien stemming from the settlement. Several failed attempts at getting the IRS to withdraw the lien led the taxpayer to a TAS case advocate. Visit the Success Stories page of the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit to learn how the case advocate...

Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Estimator Available

TAS has a tool to help small businesses determine whether they’re eligible for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit and, if so, estimate the amount they could receive. Visit the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Estimator page on the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit for more information. ...

TAS Drives Lien Relief Efforts

A TAS case advocate pushed the IRS to discharge a taxpayer’s lien within 24 hours so the taxpayer could sell his property. Learn more about how TAS helped this man on the Success Stories page of the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit. ...

TAS Advocates for Small Business

TAS helped a small business partnership get relief from $10,000 in penalties when it failed to file a tax return for multiple years. Read the full story about how TAS was able to help this business on the Success Stories page of the Taxpayer Advocate Service’s (TAS) Tax Toolkit. ...