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B-200441 L/M, OCT 21, 1980

B-200441 L/M Oct 21, 1980
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WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO INTERVENE IN DISPUTES BETWEEN TAXPAYERS AND THE IRS. IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

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B-200441 L/M, OCT 21, 1980

PRECIS-UNAVAILABLE

MICHAEL D. BARNES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

YOUR RECENT LETTER ON BEHALF OF REMAC INFORMATION CORPORATION OF GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND, REQUESTED OUR SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW YOU MIGHT ASSIST YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN A DISPUTE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS), CONCERNING PAYMENTS DUE REMAC UNDER A NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CONTRACT.

AS YOUR LETTER SUGGESTS, WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO INTERVENE IN DISPUTES BETWEEN TAXPAYERS AND THE IRS. SUCH MATTERS MUST BE RESOLVED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS PROVIDED BY IRS AND ULTIMATELY BY THE COURTS.

ALTHOUGH OUR OFFICE PERFORMS AUDITS OF IRS OPERATIONS GENERALLY, OUR AUDITS ALSO DO NOT DEAL WITH INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER MATTERS. A COPY OF A RECENT REPORT, "IRS SEIZURE OF TAXPAYER PROPERTY: EFFECTIVE, BUT NOT UNIFORMLY APPLIED", GGD 78-42, JULY 31, 1978, IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

WE REGRET THAT WE CANNOT ASSIST YOU IN THIS MATTER.

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