So states the 2025 report of the Taxpayer Advocate!
A January tradition
January is the month that the IRS Taxpayer Advocate release its report for the previous year. In keeping with tradition the Taxpayer Advocate released the 2025 report this week.
Bottom Line:
The report is extraordinary in its recognition of the problems of Americans abroad. The problems are recognized as one of the ten most significant categories of problems experienced by taxpayers generally. The Taxpayer Advocate does a wonderful and powerful job of recognizing the injustices of the U.S. tax system as it applies to taxpayers living outside the United States. The report is available here.
A pdf version of the Taxpayer Advocate report is here:
Podcast discussing the report
A condensed version of the podcast is captured in this AI generated video: