NTA ADVOCATES FOR IRS CHANGES TO ASSIST TAXPAYERS, AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS WHEN PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCY CONTRACTS EXPIRE

In the newest NTA BLOG, National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins explains what the IRS has agreed to do for taxpayers whose payment arrangements with Private Collection Agencies (PCA) were terminated, and outlines steps the IRS needs to take to better serve taxpayers.

“I am happy to report the IRS has confirmed the steps it will take to try to get taxpayers back into

a payment arrangement that mirrors the informal agreement they entered into with the PCA,” says Collins.

As explained in Part I of the NTA Blog, approximately 17,000 taxpayers had informal payment arrangements terminated when the IRS’s contracts with two private PCAs recently expired.

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