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Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP)
No current vacancy
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
A federal advisory committee of citizen volunteers that helps identify tax issues of importance to taxpayers and provides a taxpayer perspective to the IRS on key programs, products, and services. Members listen to taxpayers, identify taxpayers' issues, and make suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction.
Who currently sits on it
2 listed
- Kyle Kipple
2026 TAP Vice Chair - Philip Hwang
2026 TAP Chair
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Listen to taxpayers and identify taxpayer issues
- Make suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction
- Participate in meetings, focus groups and project committees
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- Not stated by the agency
- Who is eligible
- Must be a U.S. citizen at least 18 years old, current with all federal tax obligations, and able to pass an FBI fingerprint and background check. Cannot be a federally registered lobbyist or a Treasury Department or IRS employee. Must have access to a computer with internet, email and word processing, be willing to travel to selected cities for meetings, and be able to fund reimbursable travel expenses other than airfare.
- Residency required
- Not stated by the agency
- Term
- 3 years
- Meets
- Several times during the year
- Time commitment
- 200 to 300 volunteer hours annually
- Compensation
- Unpaid
- Status
- No current vacancy
- Official notice
- irs.gov →
- Apply
- improveirs.org →
- Official membership roster
- improveirs.org →
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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