Press Release: Alliance for IRS Accountability Calls for Oversight of IRS Office of Appeals
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2026) — The Alliance for IRS Accountability (AIA) today announced that its President & CEO, Chuck Flint, sent a formal letter yesterday to Chairman Jason Smith and Ranking Member Richard Neal of the House Committee on Ways & Means, as well as to the Senate Committee on Finance.
The letter highlights serious concerns from the National Taxpayer Advocate's 2025 Annual Report regarding the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, including potential lack of true independence, significant delays in hearings, inadequate training, underuse of Alternative Dispute Resolution, and allegations that Appeals may act as a "rubber stamp" for IRS compliance actions.
AIA urges robust congressional oversight to ensure Appeals upholds its statutory role as an impartial forum, protects taxpayer due process under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, and restores public trust in the fairness of tax administration by addressing structural imbalances that disadvantage everyday taxpayers.
The letter can be found here.
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The Alliance for IRS Accountability (AIA) is dedicated to protecting taxpayers and small businesses. The IRS is broken and operates with unchecked power. This has led to abusive enforcement practices and regulatory overreach that have unfairly targeted hard-working American taxpayers and business owners. AIA is building a broad alliance that will create a fair, transparent, and law-abiding agency that is accountable to individual Americans and businesses.
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Chuck Flint, CEO of the Alliance for IRS Accountability