Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
| Published date | 14 February 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 8621 |
| Record Number | 2020-03043 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Internal Revenue Service |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8621-8622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03043]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice of Open Season for Recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel (TAP) Members.
DATES: February 18, 2020 through March 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Billups at 214-413-6523 (not a
toll-free call).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Department
of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are inviting
individuals to help improve the nation's tax agency by applying to be
members of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). The mission of the TAP is
to listen to taxpayers, identify issues that affect taxpayers, and make
suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction. The
TAP serves as an advisory body to the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and the National Taxpayer Advocate.
TAP members will participate in subcommittees that channel their
feedback to the IRS through the Panel's parent committee.
The IRS is seeking applicants who have an interest in good
government, a personal commitment to volunteer approximately 200 to 300
hours a year, and a desire to help improve IRS customer service. As a
federal advisory committee, TAP is required to have a fairly balanced
membership in terms of the points of view represented. Thus, TAP
membership represents a cross-section of the taxpaying public with at
least one member from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico, in addition to one member representing international taxpayers.
For application purposes, ``international taxpayers'' are defined
broadly to include U.S. citizens working, living, or doing business
abroad or in a U.S. territory. Potential candidates must be U.S.
citizens, not a current employee of any Bureau of the Treasury
Department or have worked for any Bureau of the Treasury Department
within the three years of December 1 of the current year and must pass
a federal tax compliance check and a Federal Bureau of Investigation
criminal background investigation. Applicants who practice before the
IRS must be in good standing with the IRS (meaning not currently under
suspension or disbarment). Federally-registered lobbyists cannot be
members of the TAP. The IRS is seeking members or alternates in the
following locations: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, DC,
Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
TAP members are a diverse group of citizens who represent the
interests of taxpayers, from their respective geographic locations as
well as taxpayers overall. Members provide feedback from a taxpayer's
perspective on ways to improve IRS customer service and administration
of the federal tax system, by identifying grassroots taxpayer issues.
Members should have good communication skills and be able to speak to
taxpayers about TAP and its activities, while clearly distinguishing
between TAP positions and their personal viewpoints.
Interested applicants should visit the TAP website at
www.improveirs.org for more information about TAP. Applications may be
submitted online at www.usajobs.gov. For questions about TAP
membership, call the TAP toll-free number, 1-888-912-1227 and select
prompt 5. Callers who are outside of the U.S. should call 214-413-6523
(not a toll-free call).
The opening date for submitting applications is February 18, 2020
and the deadline for submitting applications is March 30, 2020.
Interviews will be held. The Department of the Treasury will review the
recommended candidates and make final selections. New TAP members will
serve a three-year term starting in December 2020. (Note: highly-ranked
applicants not selected as members may be placed on a roster of
alternates who will be eligible to fill future vacancies that may occur
on the Panel.)
Questions regarding the selection of TAP members may be directed to
Lisa Billups, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Internal Revenue Service, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, TA:TAP Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224, or 214-
413-6523 (not a toll-free call).
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Dated: February 11, 2020.
Kevin Brown,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2020-03043 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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