IRS Invites Taxpayers to Apply for Panel Membership

The IRS yesterday invited taxpayers to apply for membership on the Taxpayer Advisory Panel:

The IRS invites civic-minded individuals to help improve the nation’s tax agency by applying to be members of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. The panel provides a forum for citizens from each state to make suggestions regarding IRS decision making.

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) members:

• Provide opportunities for citizen input and make recommendations to the IRS and Treasury on customer-service issues.
• Identify and prioritize taxpayer issues.
• Report annually to Treasury, the IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate.
• Participate in meetings where taxpayers are invited to raise issues about their experiences with the IRS.
• Refer taxpayers who contact the panels to the IRS offices best able to address their issues.

The deadline to apply is April 28, 2006.  For a list of the current members, see here.  For further details, see:

• IR-2006-48
• JS-4135
• On-Line Application