In the News

Top 100 People
(WebCPA, September 24, 2009)
IRS extends suspension of tax shelter penalty
(Associated Press, September 24, 2009)
Small-Business Owners Fret Over Large IRS Fines
(Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2009)
Watchdog Growls At IRS' Audits By Mail
(Forbes.com, August 20, 2009)
Tax Preparer Regulation Stirs Up Hornets’ Nest
(WebCPA, August 17, 2009)

Stimulus Law Termed A 'Significant' Challenge For IRS
(Dow Jones, June 30, 2009)
Navigating a Tax Return Minefield
(New York Times, April 11, 2009)
Day in the Work Life: Taxpayer Advocate
(NPR, April 10, 2009)
We Still Need a Simpler Tax Code
(Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2009)

Systemic Advocacy

The Office of Systemic Advocacy is part of the Taxpayer Advocate Service and addresses broad issues that impact groups of both individual and business taxpayers. These issues:

Affect multiple taxpayers;
Require analysis, administrative solutions or legislative changes; and
Involve protecting taxpayer rights, reducing or preventing taxpayer burden, ensuring equitable treatment of taxpayers, or providing essential services to taxpayers.

The Office of Systemic Advocacy works within the IRS to resolve issues involving procedures and policies. If a problem requires a legislative solution, the National Taxpayer Advocate may recommend a change in the Annual Report to Congress.

For more information, visit the What is Systemic Advocacy section of www.irs.gov/advocate and follow the instructions for submitting an issue on the Systemic Advocacy Management System (SAMS). You can submit an issue by calling 1-800-TAX FORM to obtain Form 14411, Systemic Advocacy Issue Submission Form and faxing it to 202-622-3125.