Taxpayer Advocate Service
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The Taxpayer Advocate Service is an independent organization within the IRS that helps taxpayers resolve problems with the tax system and works to identify and address systemic issues.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government agency
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taxpayer assistance organization → |
| country |
United States
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| employer |
National Taxpayer Advocate
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local taxpayer advocates → |
| focusArea |
reduction of taxpayer burden
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tax administration fairness → taxpayer rights → |
| hasContactMethod |
in-person office visits
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mail → telephone → |
| hasFunction |
identify patterns of IRS problems affecting multiple taxpayers
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protect taxpayer rights in dealings with the IRS → recommend administrative and legislative changes to reduce taxpayer problems → |
| hasHead |
National Taxpayer Advocate
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| hasMotto |
Your Voice at the IRS
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| hasOfficeType |
case advocacy offices
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local taxpayer advocate offices → systemic advocacy offices → |
| hasProgram |
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic support
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Systemic Advocacy Management System → |
| hasRole |
ombudsman for taxpayers within the IRS
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| headTitle |
National Taxpayer Advocate
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| isIndependentWithin |
Internal Revenue Service
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalBasis |
Internal Revenue Code
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| offersService |
advocacy for systemic tax administration issues
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assistance when normal IRS channels have failed → assistance with IRS problems causing financial hardship → case advocacy for individual taxpayers → |
| operatedBy |
Internal Revenue Service
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| parentOrganization |
Internal Revenue Service
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| partOf |
Internal Revenue Service
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| publishes |
Annual Report to Congress
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Objectives Report to Congress → |
| purpose |
assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the IRS
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identify systemic problems in the tax system → propose changes to mitigate taxpayer problems → |
| serviceArea |
U.S. taxpayers living abroad
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United States taxpayers → |
| subjectOf |
Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
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| website |
https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/
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| worksWith |
Internal Revenue Service
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Low Income Taxpayer Clinics → United States Congress → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Wage and Investment Division
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Taxpayer Advocate Service
("National Taxpayer Advocate")
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employer |
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Taxpayer Advocate Service
("National Taxpayer Advocate")
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hasHead |
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Taxpayer Advocate Service
("National Taxpayer Advocate")
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headTitle |
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Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
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strengthened |