The IRS will step up revenue officer contacts focused on tax return preparers who in prior years have failed to timely file one or more of their own tax returns. The purpose of these contacts is to remind tax return preparers of their own tax filing and paying obligations and bring them into compliance. As noted in a recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration:
When preparers cannot manage their own tax affairs, or worse, if they intentionally claim credits and deductions to which they are not entitled, they could undermine the tax administration system.*
These contacts will generally be conducted by telephone because the safety of IRS employees and the public remains a top priority for the IRS. Unlike face-to-face contacts, which are generally unannounced, these tax preparers will receive a letter from the revenue officer scheduling the contact.
IRS revenue officers will share information with tax return preparers about their tax filing and paying obligations and the consequences of failing to meet those obligations. For those tax return preparers who owe, revenue officers will identify appropriate ways to resolve their tax compliance issues.
These visits are part of an ongoing broader effort by the IRS to ensure compliance and fairness.
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