Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee, 29377 [05-10171]
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Copies of the 2006 Grant Application
Package and Guidelines, IRS Publication
3319 (Rev. 5–2005), can be downloaded
from the IRS Internet site at https://
www.irs.gov/advocate or ordered from
the IRS Distribution Center by calling 1–
800–829–3676. Applicants can also file
electronically at https://www.grants.gov.
For applicants applying through the
Federal Grants Web site, the Funding
Number is TREAS–GRANTS–052006–
001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
LITC Program Office at 404–338–8306
(not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at
LITCProgramOffice@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue
Code authorizes the IRS, subject to the
availability of appropriated funds, to
award organizations matching grants of
up to $100,000 for the development,
expansion, or continuation of qualified
low income taxpayer clinics. Section
7526 authorizes the IRS to provide
grants to qualified organizations that
represent low income taxpayers in
controversies with the IRS or inform
individuals for whom English is a
second language of their tax rights and
responsibilities. The IRS may award
grants to qualifying organizations to
fund one-year, two-year or three-year
project periods. Grant funds may be
awarded for start-up expenditures
incurred by new clinics during the grant
period.
The 2006 Grant Application Package
and Guidelines, Publication 3319 (Rev.
5–2005), includes several changes that
are being implemented to improve
delivery of clinic services, including
additional oversight and assistance with
the technical components of the LITC
Program by the LITC Program Office.
Among the changes, the LITC Program
Office has developed a new form to be
submitted with interim and annual
reports to assist clinics in consistently
reporting the number of cases worked
and taxpayers served throughout the
year. In addition, the LITC Program
Office has clarified the comprehensive
Program standards.
The costs of preparing and submitting
an application are the responsibility of
each applicant. Each application will be
given due consideration and the LITC
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Program Office will mail notification
letters to each applicant.
Selection Consideration
Applications that pass the eligibility
screening process will be numerically
ranked based on the information
contained in their proposed program
plan. Please note that the IRS Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax
Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Programs are independently funded and
separate from the LITC Program.
Organizations currently participating in
the VITA or TCE Programs may be
eligible to apply for a LITC grant if they
meet the criteria and qualifications
outlined in the 2006 Grant Application
Package and Guidelines, Publication
3319 (Rev. 5–2005). Organizations that
seek to operate VITA and LITC
Programs, or TCE and LITC Programs,
must maintain separate and distinct
programs even if co-located to ensure
proper cost allocation for LITC grant
funds and adherence to the rules and
regulations of the VITA, TCE and LITC
Programs, as appropriate. In addition to
the criteria and qualifications outlined
in the 2006 Grant Application Package
and Guidelines, to foster parity
regarding clinic availability and
accessibility for taxpayers nationwide,
the IRS will consider the geographic
area of applicants as part of the
decision-making process. The IRS will
also seek to attain a proper balance of
academic and non-profit organizations,
as well as a proper balance of start-up
and existing clinics.
Comments
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments on the IRS’s
administration of the grant program on
an ongoing basis. Comments may be
sent to Internal Revenue Service,
Taxpayer Advocate Service, Attn: W.R.
Swartz, LITC Program Office, 290
Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY
10007.
Nina E. Olson,
National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal
Revenue Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax
Credit Issue Committee
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: An open meeting of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned
Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will
be conducted (via teleconference). The
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting
public comments, ideas and suggestions
on improving customer service at the
Internal Revenue Service.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Thursday, June 16, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227
(toll-free), or 718–488–2085 (non tollfree).
Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that an open meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax
Credit Issue Committee will be held
Thursday, June 16, 2005, from 2 p.m. to
3 p.m. e.t. via a telephone conference
call. The public is invited to make oral
comments. Individual comments will be
limited to 5 minutes. For information or
to confirm attendance, notification of
intent to attend the meeting must be
made with Audrey Y. Jenkins. Ms.
Jenkins may be reached at 1–888–912–
1227 or (718) 488–2085, send written
comments to Audrey Y. Jenkins, TAP
Office, 10 MetroTech Center, 625 Fulton
Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or post
comments to the Web site: https://
www.improveirs.org. Due to limited
conference lines, notification of intent
to participate in the telephone
conference call meeting must be made
in advance.
The agenda will include various IRS
issues.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 17, 2005.
Martha Curry,
Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax
Credit Issue Committee
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income
Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and
suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue
Service.
DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, June 16, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1-888-912-1227
(toll-free), or 718-488-2085 (non toll-free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that an open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax
Credit Issue Committee will be held Thursday, June 16, 2005, from 2
p.m. to 3 p.m. e.t. via a telephone conference call. The public is
invited to make oral comments. Individual comments will be limited to 5
minutes. For information or to confirm attendance, notification of
intent to attend the meeting must be made with Audrey Y. Jenkins. Ms.
Jenkins may be reached at 1-888-912-1227 or (718) 488-2085, send
written comments to Audrey Y. Jenkins, TAP Office, 10 MetroTech Center,
625 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or post comments to the Web site:
https://www.improveirs.org. Due to limited conference lines,
notification of intent to participate in the telephone conference call
meeting must be made in advance.
The agenda will include various IRS issues.
Dated: May 17, 2005.
Martha Curry,
Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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