IRS Assignment and Routing

13.1.8.3  (02-01-2006)
Assignment and Routing

  1. Tax account related inquiries will be assigned to TAS. Cases assigned to TAS may require assistance and cooperation from the ODs/FUs on complex issues, and will be worked via the OAR process. Non-tax account related inquiries will be worked by either the GL or Legislative Affairs, depending on the issue involved.

  2. Establish only one control on TAMIS if a Congressional inquiry addresses a tax account issue as well as a non-tax account issue. TAS will attempt to resolve the taxpayer account and coordinate resolution on the non-tax account issue.

  3. The following table provides directions for assigning Congressional inquiries and considers RRA98 §1203 impact.

    TAX ACCOUNT RELATED NON-TAX ACCOUNT RELATED NATIONAL OFFICE NON-TAX ACCOUNT RELATED
    Assign to Taxpayer Advocate(Controlled as Criteria Code 1-9). Assign to Governmental Liaison(Control as Criteria Code 0). Fax to Legislative Affairs
    1. All tax account related Congressional inquiries. 1. IRS employee complaints about routine personnel actions that have not yet gone through the system, or local issues that fall under local union agreement or MOU. 1. Personnel actions that have gone through the system but are still unresolved (Control as Criteria Code 0).
    2. An inquiry from a taxpayer that contains both a tax account and a non-tax account issue will stay with TAS. 2. Complaint about an unidentified IRS employee that is not an RRA98 §1203 violation. If employee is identified or if the complaint is an RRA98 §1203 violation, fax to Legislative Affairs. 2. All IRS hardship transfer requests.
    3. Tax law / Technical specific to an account issue or request for opinion or ruling. 3. Tax law / Technical questions and issues that do not involve a taxpayer's account. 3. IRS employee reporting or alleging impropriety, RRA98 §1203 violation, ethical issues.
      4. Reorganizations for locations of offices. 4. Agency practices, procedures, and policies.
    TAS EXAMPLES GL EXAMPLES LA EXAMPLES
    IRS denied EITC Who can claim EITC? EITC is welfare
    IRS employee has hardship and needs refund IRS employee wants a parking space near office IRS employee misuse of government time
    Trouble understanding notice received IRS employees are rude and misinformed Employee who can be identified gave taxpayer's return information to neighbor
    IRS levied prematurely Where is my closest Collection office? Constitutionality issues
    Why was frivolous filer penalty assessed? Frivolous filer penalty is unconstitutional Frivolous filer penalty and constitutionality have previously been explained and taxpayer is not satisfied
    Where is my refund? How long does it take to receive an e-filed refund? IRS should provide e-file to everyone
    IRS employee didn't receive refund Employee concerned POD closing due to reorganization Employee concerned about reorganization issues previously negotiated in local offices
    Offset based on bad data, need help getting it back What are the rules for injured spouse? Offset law unfair
  4. TAS will input and close GL cases on TAMIS. See Exhibit 13.1.8-1, TAMIS Input and Closure Request Form for Non-Criteria Congressional Inquiries Received by GL Field Offices. GLs do not have access to TAMIS. GL cases will be assigned to a designated TAS employee in each office for control and closure. Refer to IRM 13.1.8.7 , Routing Cases to Governmental Liaison, for additional guidelines.


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