Episode 85: The Taxpayer Advocate Service and Systemic Advocacy

The Taxpayer Advocate Service provides help for taxpayers on the individual level and through systemic advocacy.  On the individual level, I look at the collection statute expiration date (CSED), hardship refund offset bypass, and identity theft.  For systemic advocacy, there is the SAMS system, Taxpayer Assistance Orders, reports to Congress, and more.  I also talk about Freedom of Information Act requests as a tool for systemic advocacy.