Fact Sheet: IRS Clarifies Office of Appeals Policies (Updated October 1, 2016)

Fact Sheet
IRS Clarifies Office of Appeals Policies

(Updated October 1, 2016)

 Background/Purpose:

In recent years, Appeals has initiated independence projects to ensure our policies and practices are consistent with our mission. Appeals’ role is to settle disputes on a fair and impartial basis that favors neither the government nor the taxpayer. Appeals should not perform compliance actions. Rather, we attempt to settle a case after IRS compliance functions (Accounts Management, Collection, and Examination) have made a determination with which the taxpayer disagrees.

In 2012, we began the Appeals […]