National Taxpayer Advocate

The need for tax reform and the IRS's harsh collection techniques top taxpayers' most serious problems, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) annual report to Congress. Each year, the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) is mandated under the Tax Code to identify at least 20 of the most...

Taxpayers love deductions and credits -- and why not? The number of deductions and credits in the Tax Code allows you to reduce your taxable income and tax due. But what if you could deduct everything? What if your super pricey home meant your home mortgage interest deduction was sky high? Or if...

The IRS National Taxpayer Advocate (the person who heads the group that's supposed to look out for taxpayers), Nina Olson, has said that the use of outside debt collectors to recover money owed to the IRS is a waste of money. She says that doing so brings in $81 million less than if the IRS handled...