The enactment of the Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 3151 (116th Cong.) (TFA) brings with it several changes to the procedures and operations of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The TFA touches on the following subjects:

• Establishing the IRS Independent Office of Appeals
• Improving customer service
• Changes to enforcement
• Modernization of the Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate and the IRS
• Cybersecurity and identity protection, technological changes, and expanded use of electronic systems
• IRS hiring and disclosure changes
• Provisions relating to exempt organizations
• Changes to the penalty for failure to file
• Determination of budgetary effects
• Other miscellaneous provisions

This post does not discuss each subject, but rather focuses on changes to the IRS Appeals process. (more…)