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National Taxpayer Advocate Releases TAScast Video Series
NTA Nina Olson participated in a series of TAScast videos, designed to outline important information for taxpayers. Visit the Featured TAScast Video section of this site to view the featured video, “When to Come to TAS,” and videos on other topics.

Economic Stimulus Payments
Starting in May, Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million households across the nation. A new video narrated by National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina Olson, who leads the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), offers basic facts about obtaining stimulus payments. This message to individual taxpayers can be found on the TAScast Videos section of this site.

National Taxpayer Advocate Congressional Testimony

NTA Nina Olson testified Wednesday, April 16 with the IRS Commissioner at a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the "IRS Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2009."
NTA Nina Olson testified Thursday, April 10 with the IRS Commissioner and other witnesses at a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on "Identity Theft in Tax Administration."

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About the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS)

Mission statement: As an independent organization within the IRS, we help taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS and recommend changes that will prevent the problems.

There is at least one local taxpayer advocate (LTA) in each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
As the leader of the TAS organization, the National Taxpayer Advocate is required by law to deliver two reports to Congress each year.
As part of the larger TAS organization, the Office of Systemic Advocacy addresses broad issues that impact groups of taxpayers, including both individuals and businesses.
This electronic press kit is a comprehensive source of information about TAS for the media. It includes a list of IRS media relations representatives.

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