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Domestic Violence Concurrence Meeting (Suzanne Meisenzahl)
Candidates' Forum
Orientation Meeting for New Members (Grace Furukawa)
Hawaiian Annexation Anniversary Special
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Membership

Better Government Volunteer Announcement

Citizen Advocacy Panels

A unique opportunity is now available to make a positive contribution to your tax administration system by becoming a member of an IRS Citizen Advocacy Panel. The panels provide a public forum for independent monitoring of the quality of IRS customer service and members will make recommendations to improve that service. The mission of the Citizen Advocacy Panels is to:

  • Provide citizen input into enhancing IRS customer service by identifying problems and making recommendations for improvement with IRS systems and procedures;

  • Elevate the identified problems to the appropriate IRS official and monitor the progress to effect change; and

  • Refer individual taxpayers to the appropriate IRS office for assistance in resolving their problems.

The closing date is 9/11/98. The Pacific-Northwest Panel should be operational in the late Fall of 1998.

Citizen Advocacy Panel Members Duties

The Panel members will:

  • Hold public meetings at which taxpayers will be invited to raise issues concerning their interactions with the IRS;

  • Hold orientation and working meetings;

  • Refer taxpayers who contact the Panels to the IRS offices best able to resolve their problems;

  • Identify and priortize taxpayer issues;

  • Make recommendations to the IRS and Treasury on customer service issues; and

  • Annually report and publish the results of their work.

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