Handling disputes about tax matters with the Internal Revenue Service can be lengthy and stressful but the agency wants to make it easier. The IRS Office of Appeals has formed a new Alternative ...

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") is doubling down on its primary alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") tools. It is clear that the IRS wants taxpayers to resolve their disputes prior to going to ...

If a federal employee is considering filing an equal employment opportunity complaint, alternative dispute resolution is a process available to them that could resolve their issue without litigation.

Easing restrictions, sharpening personal attention and clarifying denials are among the aims of three pilot programs at the Internal Revenue Service that will test changes to existing alternative ...

On October 1 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new pilot program designed to make the IRS Post Appeals Mediation (PAM) process more attractive to taxpayers. The new procedures are ...

The Internal Revenue Service's alternative dispute resolution programs for mediating tax issues between taxpayers and the agency can be faster and cheaper than the usual appeals process, but use of ...

The Internal Revenue Service has announced four alternatives associated with the Appeals Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. This is good news. Outside stakeholders have been encouraging the IRS ...

The Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals has announced the launch of a new two-year pilot program aimed at making Post Appeals Mediation more attractive and accessible to taxpayers.

Mega-mediator Ken Feinberg, cutting back his workload at age 80, says it’s not the lack of a successor for him and his ...