I was poking around in the Internal Revenue Manual (IRM) and came across instructions to IRS personnel respecting the handling of 26 USC § 7433 exhaustion of administrative remedy damage claims: “25.3.3.5.2  (08-28-2006) “Evaluation of a Claim for Damages Under IRC § 7433″ “1.  Date stamp the claim upon receipt. Advisory should complete the initial review of the claim within 30 days of receipt.” Would you look at that! No wonder I have several stories of people who sent in a notice of intent to sue based on my Calling Off the Dogs package because of an IRS levy that got a check for the full amount the next month. It seems like somebody in the IRS completed the initial review in 30 days like the IRM says too and that those reports came in like they did because the person who did the initial review made a phone call [...]

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