The IRS is a huge, impersonal bureaucracy.

If you have an IRS problem, navigating its systems and procedures for an effective solution can seem impossible. To top it all off, perhaps the IRS isn’t working as it should and that’s causing you serious problems, financial or otherwise.

Here’s some possible good news. You have a potential friend: the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS). If TAS takes your case, you get an independent advocate who will work one-on-one with you to solve your issue. In select circumstances, TAS can order the IRS to do something in your favor!

If TAS accepts your case, you have a good chance of getting some important help. ... Log in to view full article.