10 Things the IRS Won't Tell You

Sure Ms. Olson has talked about the IRS's shortcomings, ruffled a few feathers, and wrote some tough reports. Unfortunately, Ms. Olson has not been able to get very much accomplished in her seven years on the job other then create a high employee turnover rate. She tried to simplify the tax code by creating a standard definition of a child. When all was said and done, she only made matters worse. So much worse, the law had to be amended.

Ms. Olson also destroyed the very program in the IRS that was set up to assist taxpayers. Before Ms. Olson, if you needed help with a tax problem that was not dealt with satisfactorily through normal channels the IRS would transfer your case over to a group that had the experience in your particular issue and the authority to fix your problem on the spot. Ms. Olson has forsaken this logic. Now if you need help and your case is transferred over to her program it will most likely be assigned to someone that is not experienced or even prop...(Read more of this comment)erly trained to assist you. Moreover, even if the employee understands your situation they will not be able to fix it. They will have to turn around and request the IRS to fix it. Not only is this a poor way to assist taxpayers it also costs taxpayers more money.

The Taxpayer Advocate's office has an important role of advocating for all taxpayers. While Ms. Olson does an adequate job of this, she does not advocate very well for the individual taxpayer who comes into her office for assistance. For that reason, her employees that work with taxpayers should be reassigned back to the IRS where they will be better trained and better able to quickly assist taxpayers in their moment of need.(Show less of this comment)

Posted by: LeLe on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity

I just have a question… hopefully someone knows. I received one of these and marked the option 3 on the letter and sent back. Since I sent it in I have not recieved any additional letters or contact at all. So I have proof that they had mistaken the years… But I am not sure if no response is a good response or if I should get some form of notification. So now when i file my current taxes… i am worried that if there was something wrong then, i would not recieve the money they owed to me for 2009. Im concerned.. if anyone could help i would appreciate it.

Posted by: Anonymous on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity

Fallout kicks ass

Posted by: ebolooaaa on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity

Got one of these letters today, Dec. 2009. Claiming some adjustment to my 2007 returns. I was able to call the number listed and talk with one of the IRS people and after informing him that it was the IRS that missed my deduction…..he agreed (NOW I’m frighten). He stated that a letter or cancellation/form would be forward to be in 4 weeks……but this is where they get you…The letter that I got from them states that I must respond to this letter using the form send to me, by them by Jan. 2010, way less then the 4 week cancellation form I’m suppose to get from them..so I think, telephone conversation or not, I’m going to send their form back marked Option # 3 I DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE CHANGES, I enclosed documentation to support the entries on my original returns.

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