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National Taxpayer Advocate
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In today's Federal Newscast, fraudsters expanded their tactics to kick off 2020 and the Social Security Administration continues to be a top target.
January 10, 2020 -
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The IRS implemented hundreds of recommendations Nina Olson made for administrative change, and 15 bills to implement her recommendations were signed into law.
July 31, 2019 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, a new study from the RAND Corporation shows it would cost the military more money to create new pilots, rather than trying to retain the ones it currently has.
April 09, 2019 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, bipartisan legislation in the House would create a panel of cyber professionals to advise the Department of Homeland Security.
April 01, 2019 -
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The five-week partial government shutdown couldn’t have come at a worse time for the IRS, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson had told Congress, but following a House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee hearing Thursday, she said she remains uncertain as to whether the shutdown’s impact would warrant pushing back this year’s filing season deadline.
March 07, 2019 -
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The IRS is looking at ways to make paying back delinquent debts as easy as making a purchase through commonplace tools like Venmo, or Square's credit-card readers that plug into smartphones.
February 25, 2019 -
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Agency leadership held a conference call with members of the IRS Advisory Council on Feb. 13, a volunteer group 75 tax professionals, to get their input on tax administration issues. That session made up for a January meeting postponed under the lapse in funding.
February 20, 2019 -
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The past few months have been particularly challenging for the IRS, with budget ups and downs, a long government shutdown and a complex new tax code.
February 20, 2019 -
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The IRS is still reeling from the effects of the 35-day shutdown that ended last month, according to the agency’s taxpayer watchdog office.
February 13, 2019 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, there are many Democrats in Congress worried about VA's new regulations expanding veterans' access to private care.
January 29, 2019 -
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The IRS processed "several million" tax returns on Monday in the opening hours of the tax filing season, but the effects of a 35-day partial government shutdown that ended Friday still leaves open questions about the agency's readiness.
January 29, 2019 -
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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has questioned the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) method for reporting customer service satisfaction, calling it misleading.
October 04, 2018 -
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As the Internal Revenue Service rolls out its five-year roadmap to delivering faster, more efficient service, and prepares for upgrades under the next tax reform law, a bipartisan duo aims to restore the agency's long-neglected oversight board.
July 26, 2018 -
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The Internal Revenue Service has long had an on-again off-again relationship with private tax debt collectors. At the moment, it's using them.
July 19, 2018
