How to Contact the Taxpayer Advocate Service

The Taxpayer Advocate Service is an office of 2,000 employees that functions inside of the IRS. This office has existed since 1996. It resolves problems that exist between the IRS and tax payers. If you are having problems, you can contact the advocate service by following a few quick and easy steps.

1.  Go to the IRS website and locate the contact information for your local office. You can mail them a letter or call them and schedule an appointment. Make sure that you are ready to tell them exactly what your issue is and how they can help you when you contact them. They can only help qualified individuals who have been economically harmed or have a huge tax issue.
2.  Locate the IRS phone number and call them. Their number is listed in phone books or online. They also commonly include their phone number in documentation that they send by mail. Once you contact them, ask them for the number of the Taxpayer Advocate Service and also ask if they can connect you directly to them.
3.  Locate and file form 911 or form 2848 and send it to them. These can easily be located online. Form 911 is a request for the advocate service assistance, and form 2848 is a form that would allow an attorney to contact the service and speak on your behalf.
4.  Search online for the phone number and website for the Taxpayer Advocate Service. This may take a few minutes but it is an easy way to find their contact information.  
5.  Be sure that you must have attempted to resolve the issue with the IRS before you contact them. They will not want you to contact them unless it is an escalated issue between you and the IRS. They also will want to know that you are suffering a serious hardship before they try to help you.