Center for Taxpayer Rights

The Center for Taxpayer Rights (CTR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.  Its primary mission is to advance access to justice and equity through promoting taxpayer rights in systems of taxation in the United States and internationally.  CTR achieves its mission through the LITC Support Center, the International Conference on Taxpayer Rights, Tax Chats!, workshops, research studies and FOIA requests, and through amicus curiae briefs and impact litigation in tax issues impacting taxpayer rights and low income and other economically excluded taxpayers.  Founded in 2019, CTR is based in Washington, DC, but has staff remotely located throughout the United States.

The LITC Support Center’s mission is to increase awareness of and access to taxpayer rights by strengthening and supporting tax clinics that provide pro bono representation to low income and other underrepresented taxpayers and by providing referrals from underserved communities to volunteer tax professionals nationwide.  The LITC Support Center directly supports the work of IRS-funded Low Income Taxpayer Clinics by providing technical support and training for clinicians and clinic volunteers; connecting volunteers with clinics and, in some cases, taxpayers, through LITC Connect; and advocates for systemic change through workshops, high-impact litigation, amicus briefs, research, and other projects.