Office of the Taxpayer Advocate

Office of the Taxpayer Advocate

Agency overview
Headquarters	Internal Revenue Service Building 1111 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20224 United States
Motto	Your Voice at the IRS
Employees	2,000 (2024)
Annual budget	$271 million (2024)
Agency executives	Erin M. Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate Kim S. Stewart, Deputy National Taxpayer Advocate
Parent agency	Internal Revenue Service
Website	www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov

The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, also called the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), is an office within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, reporting directly to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.^[1] The office is under the supervision and direction of the National Taxpayer Advocate, who is appointed by the Secretary of Treasury.