Over 4.3 million people ride the New York City subway system every day, considered to be one of the most complex subway systems in the world. But even the New York City subway system has nothing on our tax system. The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) has mapped out the modern United States tax system – and it makes…
The hits keep coming. Just one day after Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen warned employees that budget cuts would lead to delayed refunds, lags in correspondences and potential furloughs, Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson released her 2014 annual report to Congress. Olson’s report didn’t offer any relief for taxpayers, instead expressing concern that “taxpayers…
It’s that time of year: the National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson, has submitted her mid-year report to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance. The Taxpayer Advocate is required by statute to submit two reports each year. Those reports are submitted directly to Congress without any prior review or…
A 2012 taxpayer survey revealed that only 46% of taxpayers believe that they have any rights before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Just a mere 11% of taxpayers actually knew what those rights were. Those statistics, according to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson, are demonstrative of why she has worked for the better part…
The National Taxpayer Advocate has issued her list of the top 10 most litigated tax issues. The list includes a number of old favorites – like business expenses – and some new issues. Take a look.
Today, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson released her 2013 annual report to Congress, urging IRS to take steps to increase trust in the agency, strengthen its ability to serve taxpayers and collect tax. What’s standing in the way? She had the answer to that, too.