Why not go to the source to ask questions about your tax problems that you are sure to have with the country's economic condition in turmoil. You should want to get advice from the professionals who has the power to either make you pay back an overpayment or grace your pockets with a refund.

There is a little known group of professionals who work for the Internal Revenue Service set in place to help you with any problems you may have with filing your revenue taxes. You may say that your taxes are so complicated that the last time you had someone do them was in high school  after your first job. If the service was helpful to you then, of course you will need the services of the Taxpayer's Advocate Service professionals today. Who are these people who are going to welcome a. call from you and not try to audit your finances?

The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an independent organization within the Internal Revenue Service whose main goal is to help those people who are experiencing tax problems and have not been able to get answers through the normal routes. You may contact the Taxpayer Advocate Service if you think that an IRS system or procedure is not working in your best interest relative to your deduction, income, and taxes withheld.

As in any government program, if you are experiencing economic harm or significant costs including fees from tax preparation professionals, you should call the Taxpayer Advocate Service in your state. If your tax problems have not been resolved through the proper channels within 30 days of the tax issue, you should see the TAS service people in your local area or state.

If you have previously spoken to an Internal Revenue Service representative an,d have not received a response to resolve your tax issue, you should see a Taxpayer Advocate Service in your state.

This service is available to businesses as well as tax paying citizens and is free and confidential. The government has assigned a Taxpayer Advocate Service to each of the 50 states including Washington, D. C. and Puerto Rico.

The Taxpayer Advocate Service representative is tasked to listen to your tax problems, understand what your tax needs are and what has to be done to resolve it. The TAS representative is mandated to stay with you as the advocate with the answers to your tax problems until the problem is resolved.

The toll free number is available on line on the Internal Revenue Service Website. The Taxpayer Advocate Service telephone number is listed in the government listings of your local telephone book.