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Is IRS Correspondence Broken?

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Russ

As a tax professional with quite a few clients, our clients receive IRS notices. Much of this correspondence (not all, but a large portion) has to be responded to.  My three most recent cases are making me think there are … Continue reading →

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At Least The IRS Could Find 95% of the Returns…

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Russ

Two items crossed my in-box within a few minutes of each other this morning. The first was a blog post from the National Taxpayer Advocate requesting that Congress give multi-year funding for modernizing IRS computer systems. The second was a … Continue reading →

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National Taxpayer Advocate Report: Identity Theft, OVDP, and ITINs Among the Major Issues

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Russ

Nina Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate, issued her annual report to Congress this past week. She also included a special report on “Political Activity and the Rights of Applicants for Tax-Exempt Status.” Here are some of the other issue she … Continue reading →

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“The IRS Has Failed to Provide Effective and Timely Assistance to Victims of Identity Theft”

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Russ

That’s not just my opinion, it’s the opinion of the National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson. Most tax professionals who have run into identity theft can relate horror stories. Jason Dinesen, an Enrolled Agent in Iowa, has been dealing with an … Continue reading →

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