6 – online accounts<\/strong><\/p>\nin these times of division and partisan strife, there is one issue that appeals to a vast majority of taxpayers: 83 percent would like to use a personal online account to confirm identity and access information, correspondence, and transactions.<\/p>\n
that shouldn\u2019t be too much to ask for. but the current fragmented set of irs systems makes it hard to provide all the features taxpayers want (and deserve and need) in one place. that\u2019s probably why only seven percent of taxpayers use an online irs account.<\/p>\n
if 83 percent it but only seven percent take it, what\u2019s the problem? it\u2019s probably the irs rattly old coal-fired computers that can\u2019t be upgraded without a massive infusion of funds.<\/p>\n
7 \u2013 digital communications<\/strong><\/p>\nwhen taxpayers need information from the irs, they tend to reach for the phone. the results are less than positive. if you don\u2019t believe it, give the service a jingle and see what you get.<\/p>\n
this being the 21st<\/sup> century, 90 percent of taxpayers want to see a website that really provides actionable information. and 81 percent would like to be able to email questions directly to the irs. seventy percent wouldn\u2019t mind having applications that run on mobile devices.<\/p>\nvirtually every sizable corporation in the country offers these options. at the irs, however, digital communication is largely confined to compliance activities. a digital communication option would help the irs reduce the awkwardness of dealing with the 4.7 million pieces of paper correspondence that it has yet to work on.<\/p>\n
8 \u2013 e-filing barriers<\/strong><\/p>\nnine out of ten taxpayers agree: they\u2019d like to file tax returns electronically. and about that many manage to do so, as do seven out of ten businesses. but many tax forms, schedules, attachments, and other documents cannot be filed electronically, which means that the whole return must be put on paper, loaded onto saddlebags on an old turtle, and dispatched to the deep, dark abyss of the irs.<\/p>\n
does it have to be that way? the tas thinks not.<\/p>\n
9 \u2013 correspondence audits<\/strong><\/p>\nlower-income taxpayers, who account for over half of all audits, are audited primarily through the mail, are not assigned a single point of contact, and have a hard time reaching the irs. in general, only half of the taxpayers manage to slip through the irs phone system. often the irs closes an audit without even contacting the taxpayer, creating subsequent consequences for taxpayer and irs alike.<\/p>\n
subsequent consequences and their related costs and delays are something worth avoiding. if the irs is going to audit by mail, it should have open channels of communication available.<\/p>\n
10 – collection<\/strong><\/p>\nfifty-five percent of taxpayers say that an option to pay tax in installments influences how they report and pay taxes. honest returns are a good idea, but irs collection policies and procedures prevent low-income taxpayers from receiving the relief that congress intends for them. the irs fails to classify millions of taxpayers as low-income, to refund thousands of installment agreement fees, and to adopt procedures that would facilitate a collection pause.<\/p>\n
the american system of taxation is largely based on honest and voluntary payment. but when well-intentioned taxpayers hit up against opaque sources of information, antiquated means of filing, a lack of communication, and unfair treatment, the best of intentions can easily go awry. by resolving its top ten problems, the irs could do a long way toward helping taxpayers fulfill their patriotic duty.<\/p>\n
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