Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

This bill would allow the National Taxpayer Advocate — the head of an independent group within the IRS that helps taxpayers resolve problems — to submit written arguments to federal courts in tax law cases, even when they are not directly involved in the case. Federal courts would be required to allow this participation. The National Taxpayer Advocate could only weigh in on issues that could broadly affect taxpayers' rights. Currently, the National Taxpayer Advocate does not have the authority to participate in court cases this way.

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