The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) aims for its new Industry Focus compliance approach to consistently resolve coordinated issues. This goal seems to have caused a change in how the IRS Appeals division settles cases. Some practitioners have noticed less flexibility and more reliance on uniform settlement terms. Taxpayers can help protect their interests by interacting directly with Appeals decision makers, but it's more difficult to determine who has settlement authority than it used to be.

Deloitte Tax LLP hosted a Dbriefs Webcast to discuss the appeals process and considerations when attempting to settle industry and coordinated issues with the IRS.

Download the attachment below for information based on the Dbriefs program.

Related content:
Webcast: The IRS Office of Appeals: Deciphering Who Has Settlement Authority (Register to review the archived recording.)