SECTION 14. ADMINISTRATIVE

REVIEW PROCESS FOR SUSPENSION FROM THE FORM 1040 ON-LINE FILING PROGRAM

.01 An On-Line Filer that has been suspended from participation in the Form 1040 On-Line Filing Program has the right to an administrative review. During the administrative review process, the suspension remains in effect.

.02 If an On-Line Filer receives a suspension letter, the On-Line Filer may mail or deliver, within 30 calendar days of the date of the suspension letter, a detailed written explanation, with supporting doc

umentation, of why the suspension letter should be withdrawn. This written response should be sent to the district office or service center that issued the suspension letter.

.03 Upon receipt of the On-Line Filer’s written response, the district office or service center will reconsider its suspension of the On-Line Filer. The district office or service center may either (1) withdraw its suspension letter, or (2) affirm the suspension.

.04 If the On-Line Filer receives a letter affirming the suspension, the On-Line Filer is entitled to an appeal, in writing, to the Director of Practice.

.05 The appeal must be mailed or delivered to the district office or service center that issued the suspension letter within 30 calendar days of the date of the letter affirming the suspension. The OnLine Filer’s written appeal must contain detailed reasons, with supporting documentation, for reversal of the suspension.

.06 The district office or service center whose decision to suspend is being appealed will, upon receipt of a written appeal to the Director of Practice, forward its file on the On-Line Filer to the Director of Practice. The district office or service center will also forward to the Director of Practice the material described in section 14.05 of this revenue procedure. The district office or the service center will forward these materials within 15 calendar days of the receipt of an On-Line Filer’s written request for appeal.

.07 Failure to appeal within either of the 30-day periods described in sections 14.02 and 14.05 of this revenue procedure irrevocably terminates an On-Line Filer’s right to an appeal.