{"id":1441,"date":"2013-07-31T15:12:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T20:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2013-07-31T15:12:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T20:12:40","slug":"the-taxpayer-advocate-service-helping-you-resolve-tax-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/?p=1441","title":{"rendered":"<a href=http:\/\/www.hoorfarlaw.com>The Taxpayer Advocate Service: Helping You Resolve Tax Problems<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/amt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1261\" alt=\"amt\" src=\"http:\/\/hoorfarlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/amt.jpg\" width=\"251\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an independent organization within the IRS that helps taxpayers who are experiencing unresolved federal tax problems. Here are 10 things every taxpayer should know about TAS:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0The Taxpayer Advocate Service is your voice at the IRS.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0You may be eligible for our help if you&#8217;ve tried to resolve your tax problem through normal IRS channels and have gotten nowhere, or you believe an IRS procedure just isn&#8217;t working as it should.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0We help taxpayers whose problems are causing financial difficulty. This includes businesses, organizations and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0We&#8217;ll do everything we can to resolve your problem. <em>And our service is always free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0If you qualify for our help, you&#8217;ll be assigned to one advocate who will be with you at every turn.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0We have at least one local taxpayer advocate office in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. To find your advocate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzMxLjIxNjMwMDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDczMS4yMTYzMDAyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODg0ODU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;128&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/advocate\">www.irs.gov\/advocate<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Call us toll-free at 1-877-777-4778<\/li>\n<li>Check your local directory<\/li>\n<li>Look at Pub. 1546, Taxpayer Advocate Service \u2013 Your\u00a0Voice at the IRS, which lists our offices nationwide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7.\u00a0Our tax toolkit at <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzMxLjIxNjMwMDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDczMS4yMTYzMDAyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODg0ODU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;129&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.TaxpayerAdvocate.irs.gov\">www.TaxpayerAdvocate.irs.gov<\/a> has basic tax information, details about tax credits, and more.<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0TAS also handles broader problems that affect many taxpayers. If you know of one of these systemic issues, please report it to us at <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzMxLjIxNjMwMDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDczMS4yMTYzMDAyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODg0ODU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;130&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/sams\">www.irs.gov\/sams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0You can get updates at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzMxLjIxNjMwMDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDczMS4yMTYzMDAyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODg0ODU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;131&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YourVoiceAtIRS\">www.facebook.com\/YourVoiceAtIRS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzMxLjIxNjMwMDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDczMS4yMTYzMDAyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODg0ODU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;132&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourVoiceatIRS\">Twitter.com\/YourVoiceatIRS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNzMxLjIxNjMwMDIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDczMS4yMTYzMDAyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODg0ODU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9cGFyYWxlZ2FsNEBob29yZmFybGF3LmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;133&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TASNTA\">www.youtube.com\/TASNTA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10.\u00a0TAS is here to help you because when you&#8217;re dealing with a tax problem, <em>the worst thing you can do is to do nothing at all!<\/p>\n<p><\/em>Visit our website at www.Hoorfarlaw.com<br \/>\nCourtesy of the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an independent organization within the IRS that helps taxpayers who are experiencing unresolved federal tax problems. 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