IRS Taxpayer Advocate Questions Preparation of Tax Preparers

Three big issues: Code, cooperation, competence.

Table shows reduction in IRS geographic presence and employees since 2011.

By Rick Telberg
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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson, who heads the Taxpayer Advocate Service, is citing three broad areas that Congress should deal with if it hopes to avoid revenue catastrophe at the Internal Revenue Service.

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The three main issues are:

Posted on February 24, 2017

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