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  Trinca commented that collections paid after debtors receive a letter from the GOVERNMENT (saying that the matter will soon be turned over to a collection agency)should go to the collection agency. So if a local tax collectorinforms a citizen to pay a fine or go to jail, and the fines are paid, then the jail gets the money? What rot!

  Someone with a little common sense Posted July 10, 2008 1:22 PM
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  You failed to pay your taxes and you want me to feel sorry for you?? They should have seized all of your assets to pay the lien

  Dan ketter Posted July 10, 2008 11:40 AM
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  How about these headers for the same article: (1) "Taxpayer Advocate Continues to Push Personal Political Agenda" (2) "Taxpayer Advocate Seeks Executive Powers," (3) "Taxpayer Advocate Releases Another Repetitive Report" (4) "Taxpayer Advocate Finds No Signifigant Problems with Private IRS Tax Collection" (5) "Tax Advocate Questions 20 Percent of Savings from Private Collection Effort" or (6) "Taxpayer Advocate Seeks to Artificially Limit Private Tax Collection Success Rates."

  The Treasury IG needs to investigate the Taxpayer Advocate.

  DC Fed Posted July 10, 2008 9:01 AM
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  Trinca acknowledged that while he disagrees with Olson, she is simply doing her job. "She's an advocate," he said. "As a trained lawyer you take all the factoids and present them in such a way that they put your client in the best light, and her client, I guess, is the union." Ditto for Trinac and other private agencies they do the same thing for their client.

  R. Fisher Posted July 10, 2008 8:57 AM
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  I recently used the Taxpayer Advocate program to get relief from a private collection firm. They were seizing an unreasonable amount of my pension, even though I.R.S. determined that I was "not collectible." I worked with a field agent in 2004 and was making voluntary payments and reporting changes in income. The private collection agents ignored the I.R.S. field agent's ruling and letters detailing my medical expenses. They failed to take action on my appeal in 45 days a were taking another extension. I was hospitalized twice last fall because I could not afford my medication. The Taxpayer Advocate probably saved my life. The private collection companies do not understand an old street saying: you can't collect money from a dead man.

  Anthony Weishar Posted July 10, 2008 6:46 AM