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Taxpayer Advocate Olson: 'My role is not to be a shill for the IRS'

Source: taxprotoday.com - Jun 24, 2019

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson delivered what is likely to be her final public speech Friday before retiring at the end of July from nearly 19 years of running the Taxpayer Advocate Service at the IRS, announcing plans to start a nonprofit to continue her work advocating for taxpayer rights, while promising future battles against the entrenched tax bureaucracy, perhaps in front of the Supreme Court.

During a keynote speech at New York University’s annual Tax Controversy Forum, Olson described how she felt free to speak out even more independently about her relationship with the IRS now that she is nearing her retirement. She released her final report to Congress on Thursday, in which she assessed this past tax season and how the new tax law affected the IRS and taxpayers.

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