INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TAX DIVISION & INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO ANNOUNCE MAJOR LAWSUITS TODAY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eileen O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Mark Everson, Commissioner of the IRS, will announce the filing of several major lawsuits and hold a pen and pad session to discuss tax enforcement and the upcoming income tax filing deadline TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 at 2 P.M. ET.

WHO:	Eileen O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Mark Everson, Commissioner of the IRS
WHAT:	Pen and Pad Session (No Cameras or Recording Devices Permitted)
WHEN:	TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007 2 P.M., ET.
WHERE:	Tax Division Conference Room, Room 4141 Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.
CALL-IN:	1-800-860-2442 (Request “Tax Division” Call)

NOTE: ALL MEDIA MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Media must enter the Department at the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. No cameras or recording devices will be permitted. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at (202) 514-2007.

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