[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13011-13012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04146]
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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 17, 2023 through March 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred N. Smith, Jr. at 202-317-3087
(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
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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 these purposes,
``international taxpayers'' are broadly defined to include U.S.
citizens working, living, or doing business abroad. 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: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia
and 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 202-317-3087
(not a toll-free call).
The opening date for submitting applications is February 17, 2023
and the deadline for submitting applications is March 31, 2023.
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 2023. (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
Fred N. Smith, Jr., Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Internal Revenue Service,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW, TA:TAP Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224, or
202-317-3087 (not a toll-free call).
Dated: February 23, 2023.
Kevin Brown,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2023-04146 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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