Taxpayer Advocacy Panel issues (referenced in meeting minutes produced Mar. 2020 through Aug 2022)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

This is a request for records, memos, correspondence, or documents pertaining to a number of issues discussed in meeting minutes of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, a Federal Advisory Committee to the IRS (available here: https://www.improveirs.org/about-tap/committees/special-projects-committee/). A table of the issues whose documents I am seeking, titles that I am aware of, and the meeting minutes in which they are referenced follows:

Issue Number Title Referenced in Meeting Minutes
35050 Ineffective Communication Regarding ITIN Application Process Mar-20
35185 International Future State Apr-20
40785 Filing Threshold for Married Filing Spearately Mar-20
41230 Foreign Trust and IRS Penalty Notification for Late Forms Apr-20
41411 IRS personal account information TAP 2020 Annual Report
41526 IRS Forms and Instructions / Expanded Foreign Language May-20
41565 TIN Matching with Form 8966s Under FATCA May-20
41749 Difficulties in Filing US Taxes from Outside the US Sep-20
41752 International Mail Problems Mar-20
42879 Unknown Title Jun-20
42907 Unknown Title Jun-20
42978 Unknown Title Jun-20
42996 IRS Not Respecting Mandatory Use of Registered Mail Apr-21
43054 IRS Accounts Made Dysfunctional for Non-Resident Americans May-22
43137 Verification / Validation During Interaction with IRS Nov-20
43741 No Electronic Filing for Foreign Spouse Jul-22
43867 Impossible to Get an ITIN May-22
48702 Eliminate Third Party as a Necessity for Tax Preparations Oct-21
50524 Overseas Tax Preparers Aug-22
59255 International Phone Apps Aug-22
61244 Foreign Retirement Accounts Aug-22

Please produce all records relating to these issues such as the "Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Project Referral[s]", the "IRS Response Documents" to questions/recommendations, as well as any correspondence between the IRS and the the TAP Federal Advisory Committee relating to the issues. Responsive (likely email) correspondence would include back-and-forth conversations and emails that responsive documents were attached to.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please immediately contact me via email for more details. Do not close my request without consulting me first.

I am an "other" category of requestor, not a journalist. To avoid confusion, I note that there is another individual named "Nicholas Lee" that is a journalist; that person is not me.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Lee

Owing to the substantive fees associated with this request, I ask that this request be withdrawn.

Best regards,
Nicholas Lee