{"id":53842,"date":"2018-02-12t04:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-12t09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=53842"},"modified":"2024-10-01t09:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01t13:35:54","slug":"irs-fails-online-service-push-taxpayers-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2018\/02\/12\/irs-fails-online-service-push-taxpayers-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
unintended consequences: pushing low-end taxpayer-clients to tax professionals.<\/strong><\/p>\n by rick telberg<\/em> online accounts at the irs are a good idea, but maybe not as good as the irs would like to think \u2013 certainly not as good as a qualified tax preparer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n special report \u2013 fixing the irs<\/strong>: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals<\/a> | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs<\/a> | beware the ez way out<\/a> | can the irs improve its phone service?<\/a> | when clients face \u2018unreal\u2019 irs audits<\/a> | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018<\/a> \u00a0| underfunded irs swamped with problems<\/a> | irs in retreat from communities<\/a> | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs<\/a> | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind<\/a> | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft?<\/a> | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls<\/a> \u00a0|<\/p>\n more at taxtrendlines.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n exclusively for pro members.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>log in here<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a02022世界杯足球排名 today<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n the taxpayer advocacy service has long called for online accounts. in 2016 they became a reality. unfortunately, for many, it has been a painful reality.<\/p>\n the migration toward online assistance \u2013 ideally automated online assistance \u2013 is a product of the severe budget cuts the irs has suffered. the service can\u2019t afford personnel to man the phones or keep taxpayer assistance centers open.<\/p>\n but the budget cuts did not mandate a cut in the taxpayer bill of rights. taxpayers still have a legal right to quality service, confidentiality and a fair, just tax system.<\/p>\n the online accounts are helpful for<\/p>\n but the accounts are useful only<\/strong> if taxpayers<\/p>\n so far, the tas says, the online account system has failed to ensure those and other rights in several ways.<\/p>\n taxpayers in the dark<\/strong><\/p>\n the prioritization of online accounts tends to leave a lot of taxpayers in the dark. fourteen million taxpayers have no home access to the internet, and 41 million don\u2019t have broadband access. of those with no access, 35.5 percent are poor, 41.7 percent are seniors and 31.2 percent are disabled. in other words, the nation\u2019s most vulnerable populations are being even further hampered in their attempts to pay their taxes.<\/p>\n fun fact: if you laid out 14 million taxpayers head-to-foot, they would reach from the north pole to the south pole, and you\u2019d still have a quarter million prone taxpayers left over, enough to line the washington d.c. beltway four times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n the tas points out that the failure of the e-authorization system does not<\/strong> mean the irs should loosen security. rather, the service needs to consider how it will work with the 70 percent of applicants who fail to get authorization. if they can\u2019t open an online account, what are they supposed to do?<\/p>\n still, while defense against digital fraud has never been more necessary or more difficult, sometimes, the tas suggests, e-authorization may be overkill. when taxpayers are sending in certain kinds of documents \u2013 audit requests, for example \u2013 maybe the rigors of e-authorization aren\u2019t necessary.<\/p>\n nice try, irs<\/strong><\/p>\n the taxpayer digital communication project was a dismal failure. the irs invited 700 people with earned income tax credit or levy cases to participate. fewer than 10 managed to open accounts. some didn\u2019t receive or understand the invitation. some failed the e-authorization. some didn\u2019t trust the system. some didn\u2019t understand why they should participate. some found that it was easier to just fax the information or scan it and send it by email.<\/p>\n if those results are any indication, americans just aren\u2019t ready for an online relationship with their favorite tax collection agency.<\/p>\n which is another thing. yes, there is only one federal tax collection agency, but that doesn\u2019t mean taxpayers don\u2019t have an alternative. noncompliance is always an option. maybe it\u2019s less than legal, but for millions of people who can\u2019t or won\u2019t use online accounts and can\u2019t get through on the phone and don\u2019t live near a taxpayer assistance center, noncompliance, caused by nothing more than confusion, may be the only option.<\/p>\n actually, there is one other option, one the irs wants more people to use: a professional tax preparer \u2013 assuming, of course, they can get one to answer the phone in, say, the early days of april.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" unintended consequences: pushing low-end taxpayer-clients to tax professionals. by rick telberg 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 online accounts at the irs are a good idea, but maybe not as good as the irs would like to think \u2013 certainly not as good as 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