My colleagues on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel have released our 2006 annual report. We got it out a bit later than we wanted, but if you thumb through it, you'll see why.

As required by the federal law that created TAP, each year we provide a written report describing the Panel's objectives and a self-assessment of our previous report goals. The 2006 version summarizes 58 new recommendations that TAP generated for IRS consideration last year.

The report also updates the status of the 250 recommendations TAP has submitted to the IRS since the panel was established in 2002. Many of those changes have been partially or fully implemented.

As you read the report, and I'm sure you all will, if you think of other areas that need improvement please do, as the TAP motto urges, Speak Up!

You can find out more about TAP, including how to contact our offices, here. And you can read previous annual reports here.