The Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA) is urging the IRS to stop its agents from requiring represented taxpayers to personally attend examination interviews. In an August 19 letter to agency leaders, the group said the practice violates taxpayer rights established under the federal Tax Code.
The TXCPA’s Federal Tax Policy Committee Chair James A. Smith detailed what TXCPA members report as a “steady increase” in revenue agents demanding that taxpayers be physically present for interviews in civil examinations, even when the taxpayer has a valid Form 2848, Power of Attorney, on file.
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