Taxpayer Bill of Rights outlines protections for all taxpayers
All taxpayers have rights when they interact with the IRS. These ten rights are the https://www.irs.gov/taxpayer-bill-of-rights&source=gmail&ust=1569946613561000&usg=AFQjCNHoRlmLTI-RcT4Ey-aAT7tB4cLvRQ" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Taxpayer Bill of Rights, and they cover a wide range of topics and issues that directly affect taxpayers.
These rights explain what taxpayers can expect in the event they need to work with the IRS on a personal tax matter. This includes when a taxpayer is:
- Filing a return
- Paying taxes
- Responding to a letter
- Going through an audit
- Appealing an IRS decision
The IRS issued a series of tax tips, each exploring one of the 10 rights in depth. Here are the 10 rights outlined in the Taxpayer Bill of Rights with links to the tax tips in this series:
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-be-informed-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-1&source=gmail&ust=1569946613561000&usg=AFQjCNGBL8woEEvUm0UTxnTbGyeqO9DQng" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Be Informed
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-quality-service-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-2&source=gmail&ust=1569946613561000&usg=AFQjCNHANqRk1nV8g_o-L3rln_cs8v22Mw" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Quality Service
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-pay-no-more-than-the-correct-amount-of-tax-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-3&source=gmail&ust=1569946613561000&usg=AFQjCNGMTHvHdh5g-XeWHRRiyc9saqnMMw" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Pay No More than the Correct Amount of Tax
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-challenge-the-irss-position-and-be-heard-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-4&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNFQ0rDQ_DhPDSD9nIGCVsqyQ6tVIA" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Challenge the IRS’s Position and Be Heard
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-appeal-an-irs-decision-in-an-independent-forum-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-5&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNHRCUA7uztpfs_85V7t2VM0MxbY-A" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Appeal an IRS Decision in an Independent Forum
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-finality-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-6&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNGJQttAEGhX6uVkuxRLptxmyU3QAA" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Finality
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-privacy-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-7&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNHJRimPwMclEoGScSEezZFikGd3uQ" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Privacy
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-confidentiality-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-8&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNHKIWYi2e4hZJHLkoa7Vay4pKBlnw" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Confidentiality
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-retain-representation-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-9&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNHPT7TQvcidThdz68GRSft5FQ3DGw" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to Retain Representation
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/the-right-to-a-fair-and-just-tax-system-taxpayer-bill-of-rights-10&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNH_HNRB_tapV7miDu6mOFVg2XTwBw" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Right to a Fair and Just Tax System
- https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-publication-1&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNFK5R5HINAs_b6M707Aa7XVl3RR5g" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Publication 1, You Rights as a Taxpayer
- https://taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/&source=gmail&ust=1569946613562000&usg=AFQjCNFaDAQGAS-Ae4ea3moGI5VKoZJLxg" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Taxpayer Advocate Service
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