72nd Midyear Conference

IRS Organizational Changes and Their Impacts on Audits and Appeals: The IRS is in the midst of a “servicewide sprint” to redesign its compliance functions. With the goals of increasing collaboration and coordination of large-scale initiatives, the reorganized IRS will aim to improve the taxpayer experience; but what will this mean in actual practice both in examinations and at Appeals? To answer these questions and address other pressing IRS practice issues, TEI has assembled a team of seasoned tax practitioners with decades of IRS experience. The panel will explore the history of IRS reorganizations; features of the existing IRS compliance function, such as case selection, work assignment, and employee chain of command; the potential for real change in a reorganized IRS; and best practices for navigating issues during this period of change.