ustaxcourt.gov<\/a>) explains:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cmail sent by standard delivery of the united states postal service has been held during the tax court building\u2019s closure. if, however, you previously sent a document to the court and it was returned to you, resend the document to the court as soon as possible after july 10, 2020. <\/strong>please include with your resubmission a copy of the original envelope<\/strong> or container in which the document was first sent. you should retain a copy of any document sent to the court.\u201d (emphasis added.)<\/p>\n\nthe court was to resume mail acceptance on july 10. it also added a drop box at the entrance of the court building in washington, d.c.<\/li>\n mailing of \u201ccourtesy copies\u201d of e-filed documents longer than 50 pages has been suspended.<\/li>\n the deadline to file a court petition was extended from any date between april 9 and july 14 to july 15.<\/li>\n on may 29, the court adopted procedures for conducting proceedings remotely. u.s. tax court administrative order no. 2020-2 \u2013 available as a pdf at the court website \u2013 explains the proceedings and process.<\/li>\n to ease the backup of cases, the irs office of the chief counsel has established a virtual settlement days program. \u201cunderrepresented\u201d taxpayers can access the program remotely to work toward resolving pending court cases. they can receive free tax advice and possible representation from lower income taxpayer clinics and certain pro bono organizations. ideally, the program helps taxpayers reach a fair settlement in an informal setting rather than in continued litigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nthe bottleneck at the tax court has been exacerbated by the shutdown and subsequent slowdown of the irs.<\/p>\n
meanwhile, the taxpayer advocacy service has been able to minimize disruptions by allowing staff to work remotely, but there have been inevitable limitations.<\/p>\n
\nremote tas agents cannot access, receive or mail paper case files, and assistance that necessarily involves an irs agent is often delayed because of closure of irs offices.<\/li>\n the tas has been able to help taxpayers seek penalty abatement for reasonable cause, but it does not have authority to make adjustments. after triaging for economic burden, the tas has been issuing operations assistance requests to the irs. as irs functions have been changing daily, responses to oars have been spotty.<\/li>\n in-person outreach and education has been suspended.<\/li>\n in-person training classes, including those for new hires, have been suspended, which will impact the readiness of employees for the rest of the post-filing season.<\/li>\n because of high call volume, tas agents are not accepting calls regarding economic impact payment issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nthe tas is asking the irs to relax some of its requirements and deadlines. it has also made some suggestions for preparing for the next<\/strong> national emergency. among them:<\/p>\n\nprepare alternate means of delivering mission-critical services.<\/li>\n develop secure technologies for remote services.<\/li>\n generally modernize antiquated information and communication hardware and software systems.<\/li>\n use digital information more, paper less.<\/li>\n make functions more portable to remote offices and to alternative sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nif every crisis is an opportunity, covid-19 offers a vast horizon of hope. but the silver lining around the covid-19 cloud is in the preparation for future crises. congress should fund and mandate the requisite preparations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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