TAS Tax Tip: Answers to your questions about premium assistance for COBRA...
Earlier this year, the IRS issued Notice 2021-31, Premium Assistance for COBRA Benefits, outlining the temporary premium assistance included in Section 9501 of the American Rescue Plan of 2021. This...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: Additional help is now available for visually impaired and other...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Policy Statement 1-47, Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities (see IRM 1.2.1.2.12), requires the IRS to take necessary actions to ensure taxpayers...
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NTA Blog: Lifecycle of a Tax Return: Correspondence Audits: Increased...
NTA Blog: Lifecycle of a Tax Return: Correspondence Audits: Increased Communication Alternatives Are in Progress In my 2020 Annual Report to Congress (ARC), I discussed the unnecessary delays and...
View ArticleSuccess Story: Taxpayer Advocate Service Helps Taxpayer Resolve 15 Years of...
Every year the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) helps thousands of taxpayers with tax problems. This success story is only one of many examples of how TAS helps resolve taxpayers’ issues. All personal...
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NTA Blog: Bumps in the Road Sequel: Update on the Filing Season Challenges:...
NTA Blog: Bumps in the Road Sequel: Update on the Filing Season Challenges: Part I Good news: The IRS has reduced its tax year (TY) 2020 tax return inventory backlog down to about 10 million paper...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: Create an Online Account to View your Balances, Make Payments,...
The IRS offers an online account application for individual taxpayers. With online account access, you can view: The total amount you owe, including balance details by year; Your payment history and...
View ArticleNTA Blog: Bumps in the Road Sequel: Update on the Filing Season Challenges:...
NTA Blog: Bumps in the Road Sequel: Update on the Filing Season Challenges: Part II Even though the 2021 filing season officially ended on May 17, 2021, as discussed in Part I, the IRS has reduced its...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: Take certain corrective actions by October 4, to affect future...
If you are receiving monthly advance payments of the Child Tax Credit, you can make certain changes in the Child Tax Credit Update Portal by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 4 to affect the next...
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NTA Blog: Advance Child Tax Credit: What You Should Know: Part III
Part I of this series addressed ten things that individuals should know about the Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC), including qualification, reasons someone might want to unenroll from receiving...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: Important Reminders for October 15th Extension Filers
Extension of Time to File Most taxpayers who requested an extension of time to file for their 2020 federal income tax return will have until Friday, October 15, 2021, to file. Although October 15 is...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: IRS statement on Advance Child Tax Credit Payment updates
September Advance Child Tax Credit Payments The IRS issued a formal statement on September 24, which anyone missing their September payment should read. The IRS’s statement reads: During the week of...
View ArticleNTA Blog: Decoding IRS Transcripts and the New Transcript Format: Part I
Decoding IRS Transcripts and the New Transcript Format: Part I Many individuals may not know they can request, receive, and review their tax records via a tax transcript from the IRS at no charge....
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NTA Blog: Decoding IRS Transcripts and the New Transcript Format: Part II
Many individuals may not know they can request, receive, and review their tax records via a tax transcript from the IRS at no charge. Part I explained how transcripts are often used to validate income...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: I got a notice or letter from the IRS – now what do I do?
Extension of Time to File Most taxpayers who requested an extension of time to file for their 2020 federal income tax return will have until Friday, October 15, 2021, to file. Although October 15 is...
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NTA Blog: The IRS and Private Collection Agencies: Four Contracts Lapsed and...
October 13, 2021 NTA Blog: The IRS and Private Collection Agencies: Four Contracts Lapsed and Three New Ones Are in Place: What Does That Mean for Taxpayers? Background on IRS’s Private Collection...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: IRS provides answers to custody situations that affect Advance...
Custody Situations for Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Parents who share custody of their children should be aware of how advance child tax credit (CTC) payments are distributed. This information...
View ArticleTAS Tax Tip: Got married? Here are some tax ramifications to consider and...
Did you get married this year or plan to marry before Dec. 31st? If yes, read on… When you get married, your tax situation changes. Your marital status as of Dec. 31 determines your tax filing options...
View ArticleIRS to issue new form for visually impaired taxpayers to request accessible...
Taxpayers who claimed the additional standard deduction for the blind on their Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR tax return within the last two tax years should have received IRS Letter 9000 EN-SP, Alternative...
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NTA Blog: Four Contracts Lapsed and Three New Ones Are in Place: What Does...
NTA Blog: Four Contracts Lapsed and Three New Ones Are in Place: What Does That Mean for Taxpayers? Part II: Help Is on the Way for Taxpayers Whose Payment Arrangements With Private Collection...
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