[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10875-10876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04216]


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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: March 7, 2014, through April 11, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Andrews at 317-685-7596 (not a 
toll-free call).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Department 
of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are inviting 
individuals to help improve the nation's tax agency by applying to be 
members of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 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. 
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 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. To the 
extent possible, the TAP Director will ensure that TAP membership is 
balanced and 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, the TAP is seeking to include at least one member 
representing international taxpayers. For these purposes, 
``international taxpayers'' are broadly defined to include U.S. 
citizens working, living, or doing business abroad or in a U.S. 
territory. Potential candidates must be U.S. citizens and must pass an 
IRS tax compliance check and a Federal Bureau

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of Investigation background investigation. Federally-registered 
lobbyists cannot be members of the TAP.
    Taxpayer Advocacy Panel members are a diverse group of citizens who 
represent the interests of taxpayers from their respective geographic 
locations by providing feedback from a taxpayer's perspective on ways 
to improve IRS customer service and administration of the federal tax 
system, and by identifying grassroots taxpayer issues. Members should 
have good communications skills and be able to speak to taxpayers about 
the TAP and TAP activities, while clearly distinguishing between TAP 
positions and their personal viewpoints.
    Interested applicants should visit the TAP Web site at 
www.improveirs.org to complete the on-line application or call the TAP 
toll-free number, 1-888-912-1227, if they have questions about TAP 
membership. The opening date for submitting applications is February 7, 
2014, and the deadline for submitting applications is April 11, 2014. 
Interviews may 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 2014. (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 
Sheila Andrews, Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Internal Revenue 
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., TA:TAP Room 1509, Washington, DC 
20224, or 317-685-7596 (not a toll-free call).

    Dated: February 20, 2014.
Otis Simpson,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2014-04216 Filed 2-25-14; 8:45 am]
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