your money is at work carried we will focus on the irs with the help of national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us. olson joining us once again. -- irs national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us once again. i had an organization, the taxpayer advocate service that is inside the irs but also independent. we help taxpayer solve their problems with the irs. it could be something the irs is doing or not doing creates economic harm to them or because they have been trying to get their issues resolved and they haven't

your money is at work carried we will focus on the irs with the help of national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us. olson joining us once again. -- irs national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us once again. i had an organization, the taxpayer advocate service that is inside the irs but also independent. we help taxpayer solve their problems with the irs. it could be something the irs is doing or not doing creates economic harm to them or because they have been trying to get their issues resolved and they haven't been able to do it through normal channels. they can come to one of my 79 offices around the country. host: you are independent of the irs. who do you report to? guest: i report to the commissioner of the irs by law. i and my employees are inside the irs so we can see the data and find out what's really going on. i am appointed by the secretary of the treasury and that access a safety valve. my direct boss cannot hire me nor can he fire the national taxpayer advocate. host: you also make plenty of reports to congress on issues facing the irs. what is the most recent report

host: about a half hour left with nina olson. the national tax their advocate taking your questions and concerns about your interactions with the irs. john is in singh augustine, florida. good morning. caller: my question has to do with forms. i'm one of those folks that still files taxes the old-fashioned way. always place my order over the phone in january. this year it was done january 3. i made several subsequent follow-up phone calls and did not finally received the last of my forms until sometime in mid march. of course i was getting one story after another about the fact that congress didn't do anything until late in the year. late in getting their forms put together and so forth. is it going to be even worse now or can you give me any suggestions about how i can expedite getting forms to be filled out? guest: the comment about congress enacting changes late in the year is actually accurate. every are certain provisions in the internal revenue code expire. we call these sunset provisions. some of the reason that happens is

once again. -- irs national taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us once again. i had an organization, the taxpayer advocate service that is inside the irs but also independent. we help taxpayer solve their problems with the irs. it could be something the irs is doing or not doing creates economic harm to them or because they have been trying to get their issues r

and taxpayer advocate nina olson law, and reform, tax how to resolve tax problems with the irs. the sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. the c-span buses traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. it stopped in anchorage alaska asking folks what is the most important issue in alaska? >> we feel that the most important issue in alaska has to do with education and workforce development. we see students come into our university here who are underprepared for college. and who are also doing -- not doing a great job of providing an environment on campus to support them. what we are doing is engaging students as young as straight all the way through middle school, high school, and universities. they have a string of longitudinal off the -- opportunities that help support them by providing the asone of the issues i see important is nationwide as well as in alaska and that is giving children garbage bags when they are being removed from their homes. to give backpacks and duffel bags to children when they are being removed fr

advocate nina olson will discuss irs perform.atch live at 7:00 eastern monday morning to join the discussion. as part of our 50 capital store, the c-span bus recently made the trip to juneau, alaska. on book tv and american history tv, we will feature our stops across alaska, showing you the state's natural beauty and we will delve into its unique history and literary culture. president trump's nominees to lead the consumer financial protection bureau and the export-import bank testified before the senate banking committee. members asked about the responsibilities of white out ,ffice of management and budget the puerto rico recovery efforts and immigration policy. this is about two and a half hours.

irs taxpayer advocate nina olson will discuss irs reform, tax law, and how to resolve tax problems withhe irs. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> next, a house financial services subcommittee hearing on the use of virtual currency. witnesses were asked about some of the benefits and the potential security risks. this is just over one hour. >>

irs taxpayer advocate nina olson will discuss irs reform, tax law, and how to resolve tax problems with the irs. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> next, a house financial services subcommittee hearing on the use of virtual currency. witnesses were asked about some of the benefits and the potential security risks. this is just over one hour. >> the committee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time, and all members will have five legislative days within which to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. 's hearing is entitled "the future of money, digital currency.": i now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. today we will discuss the future of money, and how digital currency may feature in it. when discussing the future of money, it is pertinent to have a firm understanding of its defining characteristics and history. economists define money as anything that acts as a store of value, a unit of account, and a medium

taxpayer advocate nina olson joining us once again. i had an organization, the taxpayer advocate service that is inside the irs but also independent. we help taxpayer solve their problems with the irs. it could be something the irs is doing or not doing creates economic harm to them or because they have been trying to get their issues resolved and they haven't been able to do it through normal channels. they can come to one of my 79 offices around the country. host: you are independent of the irs. who do you report to? guest: i report to