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TAS recommends administrative changes to the IRS and legislative changes to Congress to mitigate problems or reduce taxpayer burden. This includes large-scale problems that affect multiple taxpayers. We also make sure you know and understand your taxpayer rights under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. If you qualify for TAS help, an advocate will be with you every step and do everything possible to assist throughout the process.  \nWhat happens when I contact TAS?  \nTAS intake advocates receive phone calls or correspondence and explain our process to taxpayers. They will assign a case number and explain the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. They will advise that a case advocate will contact you within a certain amount of time based on the type of issue, request supporting documentation, provide an expected completion date, and set up next contact dates. If intake advocates can identify the issue and resolve it, they will take action to do so.  \nIf an intake advocate is unable to resolve the issue and you qualify for TAS’s help, a TAS case advocate will help you navigate the process. The case advocate will listen to you, help you understand what to do, work with the IRS on your behalf, and stay with you until your problem is resolved.  \nWhat can you expect from your case advocate?  \n• His or her name, phone number, and employee number;  \n• Courteous and confidential service;  \n• Timely acknowledgment;  \n• An impartial and independent review of your problem;  \n• Timeframes for action;  \n• Updates on progress;  \n• Help with the IRS on your behalf; and  \n• Advice on how to prevent future federal tax problems.  \nHow can TAS help me?  \nIf you are having tax problems and have not been able to resolve them with the IRS, TAS may be able to help you.  \nGenerally, we help taxpayers when:  \n• Your problem is causing a financial difficulty for you, your family, or your business;  \n• You or your business are facing an immediate threat of adverse action;  \n• You’ve repeatedly tried to contact the IRS, but no one has responded, or the IRS hasn’t responded by the date promised; or  \n• An IRS process, system, or procedure isn’t operating as intended, causing the IRS to fail to timely respond or resolve your issue.  \nUse TAS’s qualifier tool to see if TAS can help you with your tax issue  \n[www.TaxpayerAdvocate.irs.gov/](www.TaxpayerAdvocate.irs.gov/)[ ](www.TaxpayerAdvocate.irs.gov/)[can-tas-help-me-with-my-tax-issue/](can-tas-help-me-with-my-tax-issue/)  \nTAS strives to protect taxpayer rights and ensure the IRS is administering the tax law in a fair and equitable way. TAS also works to resolve large-scale (systemic) problems that affect many taxpayers. You can report systemic issues at [www.IRS.gov/sams](www.IRS.gov/sams). 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