Office of the Taxpayer Advocate

Office of the Taxpayer Advocate
Agency overview
HeadquartersInternal Revenue Service Building
1111 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20224
United States
MottoYour Voice at the IRS
Employees2,000 (2024)
Annual budget$271 million (2024)
Agency executives
  • Erin M. Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate
  • Kim S. Stewart, Deputy National Taxpayer Advocate
Parent agencyInternal Revenue Service
Websitewww.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov

The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, also called the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), is an office within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, reporting directly to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.[1] The office is under the supervision and direction of the National Taxpayer Advocate, who is appointed by the Secretary of Treasury.

  1. ^ 26 U.S.C. § 7803, subsec. (c).