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Enhancing the Tax Pro Experience:Navigating the IRS with

Communications and Liaison

What are we going to learn?Communications & Liaison:

• Who we are, what we do and why it matters to you

• Two-way dialog critical to help everyone

You Make the Difference: • Help improve IRS policies, practices & procedures

"Ways and Means": • Find resources and tools for you and your clients

C&LCommunications

& Liaison

Communications

Outreach

Stakeholder Liaison

National Public Liaison

NPLMedia

Relations

Social Media

Planning & Content Development

Visual Education & Communication

IRS Newswire

Twitter

YouTube

IRS

Tax

Tips

E-News for Tax Pros IRS V

ideo Portal

IRSA

CETAAC

Nationwide Tax ForumsPLMs

IMR

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TPIs

Web Conferences

Fact Sheets

e-SubscriptionsReporting Agent Forums

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YOU & Communications & LiaisonTwitter / Facebook / YouTube

IRS Video Portal

Reporting Agent Forums

e-Subscriptions

Nationwide Tax Forums

Data Breach Assistance

Issue, Action & Response

Disaster Assistance

YOU Are

HereWeb

Conferences

Practitioner Meetings

• IRS News Releases• IRS e-Subscriptions• Social Media – Twitter, Facebook and YouTube• IRS Video Portal

Enhancing Your Experience with Communications

Working with the Media

IRS.gov – keyword: subscribe

IRS Newswire Subscribe

Subscribe

Keyword: subscribe

Subscribe to IRS

Newswire

New Look for IRS News Releases

Follow us… https://twitter.com/IRSnews

Twitter @IRSnews

Siganos… https://twitter.com/IRSenEspanol

Twitter @IRSenEspanol

• IRS Tax Tips

• e-News for Payroll Professionals

• e-News for Small Businesses

Other Informational Materials

…on IRS.govEnglish

and Spanish

IRS Tax TipsKeyword:

subscriptionsOR

current tax tips

…IRS e-Subscription

IRS Tax Tips

Tax Reform Tax Tips

www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-reform…or Keyword: tax reform

Tax Reform on IRS.govAdd to favorites OR Bookmark this page

e-News: for Payroll & Small Biz

IRS.gov – Keyword: subscriptions

Social MediaTwitter ~ Facebook ~ YouTube

IRS.gov – Keyword: social media

www.irsvideos.gov

IRS Video Portal

• Provides agency perspective on administrative aspects of proposed legislation.

• Works with Congress on tax administration matters.

Legislative Affairs

NPL Practitioner MeetingsTwitter

@IRSTaxpros

e-News for Tax Professionals

Enhancing Your Experience with National Public Liaison

IRSAC, IRPAC and ETAAC

Advisory Groups

…and Reporting Agent Forums, too

Nationwide Tax Forums

Practitioner Liaison Meetings

Tax Practitioner Institutes

Virtual OutreachWeb Conferences IRS.gov –Keyword: webinars

Enhancing Your Experience with Stakeholder Liaison

• Supports Significant Initiatives• Provides Data Breach Assistance• Participates in Disaster Assistance • Engages in Ongoing Communication

Stakeholder Liaison

Data Theft Information for Tax Pros

IRS.gov – Keyword: disaster

Disaster Assistance

Disaster

English and

Spanish

Keyword: disaster

Issue, Action & Response

YOU

Other IRSACTIONSL

RISK and

RELEVANCE

Appeal

ISSUE

RESPONSE

ACTION

Audit or Collection

Account Related

RESPONSE

Working Together

Contact UsStakeholder Liaison Local Contacts

Visit IRS.gov – Keyword: stakeholder liaison

In SummaryWork with Us Partnership – 1 of 6 key themes in the new IRS Strategic Plan Assist in overcoming tax administration challenges Improve IRS policies, practices & procedures

“Ways and Means” Use resources and tools that benefit you and your clients

YOU Make the Difference!

Start Here – Start Now!