IRS Reboots Taxpayer Panel for Two More Years
Published Date: 3/5/2026
Notice
Summary
The IRS is bringing back the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) for another two years to help taxpayers share their ideas and improve IRS services. TAP includes 75 volunteers from every state, DC, Puerto Rico, and international taxpayers, all working for free. This effort kicks off soon with a budget of about $1.6 million, mainly for meetings and outreach, making sure your voice helps shape tax services.
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TAP Reestablished for Two Years
The IRS is reestablishing the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) for an additional two years starting on the date the TAP charter is filed (the charter will be filed no earlier than 7 days after March 5, 2026). TAP gives taxpayers a formal, public way to share ideas and recommendations to improve IRS services.
Members Are Volunteers; No Pay
TAP is composed of approximately 75 volunteer members (including at least one member from each state, DC, Puerto Rico, and one member for international taxpayers). TAP does not propose payments to members; members serve without pay.
Travel Reimbursements for TAP Meetings
The IRS set aside $142,125 for reimbursable costs, typically to cover travel for an all-TAP Member Business Meeting that represents two travel days and three days of meetings at IRS Headquarters in Washington, DC. TAP reports no proposed payments to members but will reimburse qualifying costs.
Budget for TAP Operations (~$1.6M)
The TAP annual budget includes $1,489,066 for federal personnel and internal costs and $142,125 for reimbursable costs, totaling about $1.6 million. These funds are mainly for meetings and grassroots outreach that gather taxpayer input for IRS improvements.
TAP Outreach and Recommendations Continue
TAP members perform grassroots outreach, identify taxpayer issues, and submit recommendations to the IRS. The notice reports TAP has submitted more than 3,000 recommendations overall, and from December 2023 through November 2025 members conducted over 1,300 outreach activities, spent over 8,000 volunteer hours, and reached over 150,000 taxpayers.
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