On Jan 12, 2:09 pm, Harlan Lunsford <hnslunsf...[at]bellsouth.net> wrote:
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Michael wrote:
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website.

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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On Jan 10, 10:48 pm, William Brenner <wbren...[at]nospamplease.netwrote:
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a link or the URL where the Taxpayer Advocate proposed this? The
National head of TAO or "just" a local TA?

I was not aware of this and it may be very relevant to one of my
client's imminent seizure of his residence case (which I feel should
be closer to apology mode than loss of home mode).

Thanks.

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Paul Thomas, CPA wrote:
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"It (IRS) had estimated yearly collections would reach a midpoint
average of about $185 million." Long way to go.

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On Jan 10, 12:40�pm, "Paul Thomas, CPA"
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That is how I begin every examination of one of my clients, asking for
an apology and payment of some kind.

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"William Brenner" <wbrenner[at]nospamplease.net> wrote
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Maybe there's a learning curve, and it'll get made up in the later years.




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Not a bad idea if they also include oppressed tax preparers
-- of which I am not one.<g> However, I shall not hold my
breath until it happens.

From: washingtonpost.com

http://tinyurl.com/3y7hlz

The advocate also urged that the outside tax collector program
be discontinued. In another web article, it was pointed out
that predictions were for collectors to raise between $1.5
and $2.2 billion over the next ten years. The IRS now estimates
that the private debt collectors reported gross revenue at $31
million for the 2007 fiscal year.

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