IRS Taxpayer Assistance Order (TAO) Process

13.1.20.1  (12-15-2007)
Taxpayer Assistance Order (TAO) Process

  1. The Internal Revenue Code under IRC § 7811 authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) to issue a Taxpayer Assistance Order (TAO) when a taxpayer is suffering or is about to suffer a significant hardship as a result of the manner in which the internal revenue laws are being administered. The decision to issue a TAO is unrelated to the case criteria code assigned to the case. The IRC § 7811 determination must be made prior to a TAO consideration.


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