In a recent newsletter the IRS provided the following information regarding the Taxpayer Advocate Service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS)<\/strong> is an independent organization within the IRS that helps taxpayers who are experiencing unresolved federal tax problems<\/a>. Here are 10 things every taxpayer should know about TAS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. The Taxpayer Advocate Service is your voice at the IRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. TAS assistance is free and tailored to meet your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. You may be eligible for TAS help if you’ve tried to resolve your tax problem through normal IRS channels and have gotten nowhere, or if you are facing (or your business is facing) an immediate action from the IRS that will adversely affect you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. The worst thing you can do is nothing at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. TAS helps individual and business taxpayers whose tax problems are causing financial difficulty, which could include the cost of hiring professional representation<\/a>, such as a tax attorney<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. If you qualify for TAS help, you’ll be assigned one advocate who will do everything possible to get your problem resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. There is at least one local Taxpayer Advocate office in every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. You can obtain the number of your local Taxpayer Advocate from your local phone book, in Pub. 1546, Taxpayer Advocate Service \u2013 Your Voice at the IRS and on the IRS website at IRS.gov\/advocate<\/a>. You can also call TAS toll-free at 1-877-777-4778.<\/p>\n\n\n