Low Income Taxpayer Clinics Need Better Oversight

The IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service needs to take better care to make sure that the grant funds it provides to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics are used appropriately, according to a new report.

The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, acknowledged that the Taxpayer Advocate Service has put in place additional controls and procedures for the LITC grant program since the last time it was audited in 2005. However, the latest report released Wednesday found that the TAS coul