{"id":3888,"date":"2018-09-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/the-national-taxpayer-advocate-submits-mid-year-report-to-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T22:14:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T05:14:34","slug":"the-national-taxpayer-advocate-submits-mid-year-report-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/the-national-taxpayer-advocate-submits-mid-year-report-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Taxpayer Advocate Submits Mid-Year Report to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every year the National Taxpayer Advocate submits a report to Congress identifying significant tax issues the TAS (Tax Advocate Service) will focus on in the upcoming fiscal year.\u00a0 On June 27, Nina E. Olson (current National Taxpayer Advocate) released the mid-year report expressing particular concern about the \u201ctaxpayer impact of expired and expiring tax provisions, the rise in tax fraud and tax-related identity theft and attempts to limit the National Taxpayer Advocate\u2019s input on issues that affect taxpayer rights and taxpayer burden via \u2018Taxpayer Assistance Orders\u2019 and \u2018Taxpayer Advocate Directives\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

A detailed summary of this report can be found on the official IRS website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The National Taxpayer Advocate submits two annual reports to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance.\u00a0 The first report is due every year at this time and must detail the TAS\u2019s objectives for the upcoming year.\u00a0 The second report is due on December 31st<\/sup>, in addition to other requirements, must identify 20 of the most serious problems encountered by taxpayers.<\/p>\n

Other areas of focus, as detailed by the mid-year report, include the following:<\/p>\n