IRS YouTube Video
Taxpayer Bill of Rights: English
IR-2014-91, Sept. 15, 2014
WASHINGTON ¨D The Internal Revenue Service today released a new YouTube video encouraging taxpayers to learn about the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
The video, featuring IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, provides information to taxpayers about their rights under the nation¡¯s tax laws.
¡°I¡¯m pleased that we now have a Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which lays out in plain language 10 fundamental rights included in our tax code,¡± Koskinen tells viewers in the video, now posted on the IRS YouTube channel.
These rights include the right to: be informed, quality service, pay no more than the correct amount of tax, challenge the IRS¡¯s position and be heard, appeal an IRS decision in an independent forum, finality, privacy, confidentiality, retain representation and a fair and just tax system.
¡°These are important rights for you to understand, and they are important to all of us at the IRS,¡± Koskinen adds.
The video is part of a longer-term effort by the IRS to help provide information to taxpayers about their rights. The IRS has also created a special section of IRS.gov to highlight the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The site features recently revised Publication 1, Your Rights as a Taxpayer PDF, which now includes the 10 rights. The website will continue to be updated with information as it becomes available.
The IRS YouTube channel offers taxpayers a unique way to learn more about their rights, benefits and responsibilities under the tax code. Available in , and (ASL), these short informative videos cover a wide range of topics, including such taxpayer rights issues as appealing a tax dispute, filing back returns, offers in compromise, online payment agreements, avoiding identity theft and understanding IRS bills and notices. The channel has received nearly 8 million views since it was launched in 2009.
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