[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24647-24648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08766]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC); Nominations

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking new members to 
serve on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). 
Applications are currently being accepted for appointments that will 
begin in January 2023. IRSAC members are drawn from substantially 
diverse backgrounds representing a cross-section of the taxpaying 
public with substantial, disparate experience in: Tax preparation for 
individuals, small businesses and large, multi-national corporations; 
tax-exempt and government entities; information reporting; and taxpayer 
or consumer advocacy. Nominations of qualified individuals may come 
from individuals or organizations; applications should describe and 
document the proposed member's qualifications for IRSAC.

DATES: Applications must be received on or before June 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted to IRS National Public 
Liaison via email to [email protected] or electronic fax to 855-
811-8021. Application packages are available on the IRS website at 
https://www.irs.gov/irsac.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria White at 267-941-6379 (not a 
toll-free number) or send an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In particular, the IRSAC is seeking 
applicants with knowledge and background in some of the following 
areas:
    Individual Wage & Investment--Knowledge of tax law application/tax 
preparation experience, income tax issues related to refundable 
credits, the audit process, and/or how information returns are used and 
integrated for compliance; experience educating on tax issues and 
topics, with multi-lingual taxpayer communications, with taxpayer 
advocacy or contact center operations, marketing/applying industry 
benchmarks to operations, with tax software industry, and/or with the 
creation or use of diverse information returns used to report income, 
deductions, withholding, or other information for tax purposes; 
familiarity with IRS tax forms and publications; familiarity with IRS's 
online applications (e.g., Online Account, EITC Assistant, etc.); 
financial services information technology background with knowledge of 
technology innovations in public and private customer service sectors.
    Small Business & Self-Employed--Knowledge or experience with 
virtual currency/cryptocurrency and/or peer to peer payment 
applications; knowledge of passthrough entities and/or fiduciary tax; 
experience with online or digital businesses, audit representation, 
and/or educating on tax issues and topics; knowledge base and/or 
background related to Collection activities; experience as a 
practitioner in one or more underserved communities (e.g., where 
English is not the first language); experience with digitalization 
systems, tools or processes; marketing experience to help with ideas 
for increasing uptake of digital tools offered by the IRS.
    Large Business & International--Experience as a certified public 
accountant or tax attorney working in or for a large, sophisticated 
multinational organization; experience working in-house at a major firm 
dealing with tax planning for complex organizations including large 
multinational corporations and large partnerships.
    Tax Exempt & Government Entities--Experience with exempt 
organizations; experience with employee plans.
    Information Reporting--Payment processors (i.e., Credit Card 
processors), Colleges/Universities and/or multinational corporations 
with experience filing information returns.
    The IRSAC serves as an advisory body to the Commissioner of 
Internal Revenue and provides an organized public forum for discussion 
of relevant tax administration issues between IRS officials and 
representatives of the public. The IRSAC proposes enhancements to IRS 
operations, recommends administrative and policy changes to improve 
taxpayer service, compliance and tax administration, discusses relevant 
information reporting issues, addresses matters concerning tax-exempt 
and government entities, and conveys the public's perception of 
professional standards and best practices for tax professionals.
    IRSAC holds approximately four, two-day working sessions and at 
least one public meeting per year. Members are not paid for their 
services; any travel expenses are reimbursed within federal government 
guidelines.
    Appointed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury, IRSAC members will serve 
three-year terms to allow for a rotation in membership which ensures 
that different perspectives are represented. In accordance with the 
Department of Treasury Directive 21-03, a clearance process, including 
a tax compliance check and a practitioner check with the IRS Office of 
Professional Responsibility, will be conducted. In addition, all 
applicants deemed ``Best Qualified'' shall undergo a Federal Bureau of 
Investigation fingerprint check.
    The IRSAC is authorized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
Public Law 92-463. The first Advisory Group to the Commissioner of 
Internal Revenue--the Commissioner's Advisory Group--was established in 
1953 as a ``national policy and/or issue advisory committee.'' Renamed 
in 1998, the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) reflects 
the agency-wide scope of its focus as an advisory body to the entire 
agency.
    All applicants will be sent an acknowledgment of receipt.
    Equal opportunity practices will be followed for all appointments 
to the IRSAC in accordance with the Department of Treasury and IRS 
policies. The IRS has special interest in assuring that women and men, 
members of all races and national origins, and individuals with 
disabilities have an opportunity to serve on advisory committees. 
Therefore, the IRS extends particular encouragement to nominations from 
such appropriately qualified candidates.


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    Dated: April 20, 2022.
John A. Lipold,
Designated Federal Official, IRSAC.
[FR Doc. 2022-08766 Filed 4-25-22; 8:45 am]
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