Prepared Remarks of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman to the American Bar Association

In a new press release, the IRS shared the remarks of Commissioner Doug Shulman to the American Bar association. He made the speech in Toronto, Canada.

It is my great honor and privilege to be in Toronto addressing the ABA.

It is a very busy time at the IRS. And while I could speak to you today about many important issues, ranging from:

Our international efforts, including the recent announcement of the realignment and renaming of our Large and Mid-Size Business Division to Large Business and International;

To our return preparer initiative;

To our efforts to implement recent legislation;

I would like instead to focus today on transparency which is part of our larger strategy to get to and resolve taxpayer issues more quickly.

I have been clear since my first day on the job that I thought transparency and increased information flow were the key to the future of sound, fair and efficient tax administration.

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American Bar Association to Host Free Tax Workshop

According to their website, the American Bar Association (ABA) will present a free workshop in Washington, DC later today. The workshop is designed for low income taxpayers who are struggling to pay their taxes in today’s tough economy. According to the ABA’s announcement, the “workshop will cover all aspects of representing individual taxpayers in IRS examinations, and it will include a discussion of all recent legislation regarding debt relief as well as the Service’s new identity theft program… It will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City at National Airport, immediately prior to the IRS’s LITC Grantee Conference. Attendance is not restricted to LITC employees. All are welcome.”