National taxpayer Advocate focuses on tax reform, ID theft, IRS funding
The IRS's National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson released her 2012 annual report to Congress on Wednesday, identifying the need for tax reform as the overriding priority in tax administration.
- Respondents in the high-compliance group expressed more trust in government and the IRS.
- Respondents from low-compliance communities were suspicious of the tax system and its fairness.
- Respondents in the high-compliance group were more likely to use return preparers.
- Taxpayers in the low-compliance groups expressed less trust in tax preparers and were less likely to use them or follow their advice.
- Low-compliance taxpayers tended to be clustered in certain communities.
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More information about this report is at www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/2012AnnualReport, including an Executive Summary, downloadable infographics on the Most Serious Problems, and videos of the National Taxpayer Advocate discussing key issues.
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