Publication 556: Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claims for Refund; Index

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A

Abatement of interest (see Interest, abatement)

Appeal rights, Appeal Rights, Appeals to the Courts, Tax Court, District Court and Court of Federal Claims

(see also Tax Court)

Assistance (see Tax help)

Authorization, paid preparer, Paid preparer authorization.

B

Burden of proof, Burden of proof.

C

Civil action (see Waivers, tax suits, civil action)

Claim for refund, Claims for Refund

Disallowance, Explanation of Any Claim for Refund Disallowance
Estates on installment method, Claim for refund by estates electing the installment method of payment.
Periods of financial disability, Periods of financial disability.

Comments, Comments and suggestions.

Communications, privileged, Confidentiality privilege., Confidentiality privilege.

Confidentiality, Confidentiality privilege., Confidentiality privilege.

D

Disability (see Financial disability, periods of)
Disaster areas, abatement of interest, Abatement of Interest for Individuals in Disaster Areas or Affected by Terrorist Attacks

E

Employment status, Tax Court review of, Jurisdiction for determination of employment status.

Estates:

Claim for refund, Claim for refund by estates electing the installment method of payment.

Examination of returns, Examination of Returns

F

Fast track mediation, Fast track mediation.

Financial disability, periods of:

Claim for refund, Periods of financial disability.

Form:

8379, Injured spouse exception.
8857, Form 8857.

Free tax services, How To Get Tax Help

H

Help (see Tax help)

I

Injured spouse, Injured spouse exception.

Innocent spouse relief, Tax Court review of request for relief from joint and several liability on a joint return., Relief from joint and several liability on a joint return.

Installment agreement, Installment Agreement Request

Installment method:

Estates, claim for refund by, Claim for refund by estates electing the installment method of payment.

Interest:

Abatement:

Disaster areas, Abatement of Interest for Individuals in Disaster Areas or Affected by Terrorist Attacks
Error or delay by IRS, Abatement of Interest Due to Error or Delay by the IRS
Terrorist attacks, Abatement of Interest for Individuals in Disaster Areas or Affected by Terrorist Attacks

Netting, overlapping underpayments and overpayments, Interest Netting

Suspended, Suspension of interest and penalties.

J

Joint and several liability, relief from, Tax Court review of request for relief from joint and several liability on a joint return., Relief from joint and several liability on a joint return.

M

Mediation, fast track, Fast track mediation.
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N

Notice of deficiency:

Timely mailing, Suspension of interest and penalties.

Notices:

Third party contacts, Notice of IRS contact of third parties.

O

Offer in compromise, Offer in Compromise

Overpayments:

Offsets against state tax, Offset of past-due state income tax obligations against overpayments.

P

Paid preparer authorization, Paid preparer authorization.

Penalties, suspended, Suspension of interest and penalties.

Practitioners, federally authorized:

Confidential communications, Confidentiality privilege., Confidentiality privilege.

Publications (see Tax help)

R

Refund, Periods of financial disability. (see Claim for refund) (see Overpayments)

(see also Claim for refund)
Reduced, Reduced Refund

Refund or credit before court decision, Refund or Credit of Overpayments Before Final Determination

Rights:

Communications, privileged, Confidentiality privilege., Confidentiality privilege.
Requests to waive, Prohibition on requests to taxpayers to give up rights to bring civil action.

S

Suggestions, Comments and suggestions.

T

Tax Court, Appeals to the Courts, Tax Court

Employment status, review of, Jurisdiction for determination of employment status.
Innocent spouse relief, review of request for, Tax Court review of request for relief from joint and several liability on a joint return.
Refund or credit before decision, Refund or Credit of Overpayments Before Final Determination

Tax help, How To Get Tax Help

Taxpayer Advocate, Taxpayer Advocate Service. , Contacting your Taxpayer Advocate.

Terrorist attacks, abatement of interest, Abatement of Interest for Individuals in Disaster Areas or Affected by Terrorist Attacks

TTY/TDD information, How To Get Tax Help

W

Waivers:

Tax suits, civil action, Prohibition on requests to taxpayers to give up rights to bring civil action.

Z

Zero rate, overlapping periods of interest (see Interest, netting)