{"id":28195,"date":"2017-09-18T17:39:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T17:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?p=28195"},"modified":"2018-04-16T22:33:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T03:33:53","slug":"tax-dictionary-tax-compliance-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/tax-dictionary-tax-compliance-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Compliance Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>IRS Definition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>IRS tax compliance officers plan and conduct examinations and investigations of individual and business taxpayers. They analyze taxpayers\u2019 financial condition and related operations. 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