National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson’s mid-year report lays out the issues that she plans to address during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 (https://taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/reports/fy-2019-objectives-report-to-congress/full-report). She also examines the responses from Congress and the IRS to the recommendations she made in her 2017 annual report.
The report lays out 12 priority issues. They primarily center on the IRS providing better service to taxpayers and implementing the changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Here are the top five priorities:
A retirement plan that pays fixed benefits based on actuarial projections.