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Home Home About TAS StatisticsQualifying CriteriaTaxpayer Assistance OrdersSuccess StoriesVideo: Getting to Know TASDownloadable LogoTAS History TAS Programs TAS NEWS NTA Releases Fiscal Year 2009 Objectives Report to Congress National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson delivered a report to Congress that identifies the priority issues the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate will address in the coming fiscal year. Key areas of focus include improving IRS procedures to protect victims of taxrelated identity theft, and expanding outreach and education concerning the †œcancellation of debt†• tax consequences for individuals who have lost their homes to foreclosure. For more information, click the links below:    Systemic AdvocacyLow Income Taxpayer ClinicsTaxpayer Advocacy Panel National FY 2009 Objectives Report FY 2009 Objectives Report Supplement IRS News Release Taxpayer Advocate NTA BioNTA PhotoNTA SoundbitesNTA QuotesNTA Speeches and Testimony National Taxpayer NTA Releases TAScast Video Series NTA Nina Olson recorded a series of TAScast videos that provide important information for taxpayers. Visit the Featured TAScast Video page for an overview and in-depth version of the featured video, "Federal Payment Levy Program." The TAScast Videos section of the site contains videos on other topics, including the Economic Stimulus Payments sent to more than 130 million households. New Soundbites from National Taxpayer Advocate Media Tour Each year, the NTA participates in a satellite media tour where she discusses the Annual Report to Congress and the role of the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS). View soundbites from the 2008 media tour in the NTA Soundbites section of this site. NTA Congressional Testimony   Advocate Annual Reports to Congress TAScast Videos Key Terms Media Contacts NTA Nina Olson testified Thursday, June 19 with the IRS Commissioner at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means hearing on †œ The Status of Economic Stimulus Payments.†• NTA Nina Olson testified Wednesday, April 16 with the IRS Commissioner at a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the "IRS Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2009." * * * * * About the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) Mission statement: As an independent organization within the IRS, we help taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS and recommend changes that will prevent the problems.  There is at least one local taxpayer advocate (LTA) in each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico    As the leader of the TAS organization, the National Taxpayer Advocate is required by law to deliver two reports to Congress each year. As part of the larger TAS organization, the Office of Systemic Advocacy addresses broad issues that impact groups of taxpayers, including both individuals and businesses. This electronic press kit is a comprehensive source of information about TAS for the media. It includes a list of IRS media relations representatives. Print page