"Harlan Lunsford" <hlunsford[at]bellsouth.net> wrote:

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I submitted this on Tuesday, July 8, but it failed to make
the latest batch of postings for some reason.

The IRS walk-in offices, aka Taxpayer Assistance Centers
(TACs), are trying to implement a number of policy changes
right now. It's my experience that whenever an IRS function
is in the throes of major changes policies sometimes get
implemented unevenly, maybe even capriciously, from place to
place.

When asked recently about whether walk-in office personnel
still provide copies of information returns, the TAC
employees I interact with on a day-to-day basis tell me they
continue to provide them. It's possible that walk-in office
management in 'Bama has a different interpretation of the
new rules, but here in the northwest the biggest change is a
cessation on providing over-the-counter transcripts. Out
here, transcripts are not being construed to include Forms
W-2 / 1099.

Barney Byrd
barney_bird[at]msn.com

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name in the e-mail address above.

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"Harlan Lunsford" <hlunsford[at]bellsouth.net> wrote:

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The IRS walk-in offices, aka Taxpayer Assistance Centers
(TACs), are trying to implement a number of policy changes
right now. It's my experience that whenever an IRS function
is in the throes of changes being directed by major
decision-makers from above, policies sometimes get
implemented unevenly, maybe even capriciously, from place to
place.

When asked recently about whether walk-in office personnel
still provide copies of information returns, the TAC
employees I interact with on a day-to-day basis tell me they
continue to provide them. It's possible that walk-in office
management in Bama has a different interpretation of the new
rules, but in the northwest the biggest change is a
cessation on providing over-the-counter transcripts. Out
here, "transcripts" are not being construed to include Forms
W-2 / 1099.

Barney Byrd
barney_bird[at]msn.com

To contact me directly, use the correct spelling of my last
name in the e-mail address above.

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Harlan, it depends on your area. Here in York, we have
until September, but down the road 4 hours away in
Pittsburgh, you cannot go in and get a transcript.

Helen, EA in PA
Member of The Tax Gang
President, PA Society of Enrolled Agents
1040EZ and 1040A tax prep at www.1040.com/1040pro

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Barney Bird <barney_bird[at]msn.com> wrote:

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is this still possibly, Barney? I've been told that we
can't get anything at local offices any more, statements of
accounts for clients; in short , nada.

I would love to send a client to local irs office though to
get these 1099's.

Cheer$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA in LA

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