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IRS funding cuts could damage government's reputation

Funding shortfalls at the Internal Revenue Service could lead to a decrease in public confidence in the federal government, warns a Jan. 11 report from National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. The

If Congress were serious about deficit reduction, IRS enforcement appropriations would be bigger

The Internal Revenue Service isn't the most popular of federal agencies. Even honest taxpayers get a shiver when contemplating the cold attention of revenue agents--and our annual April 15 encounter

IRS fiscal 2012 appropriations could result in furloughs

House appropriations committee-approved funding for the Internal Revenue Service will result in furloughs and a widening of the tax gap, charges Rep. Jose Serrano, (D-N.Y.), a ranking member of the

IRS should strategize response to networked tax evasion, says GAO

As the Internal Revenue Service starts to more effectively pursue tax evasion created when businesses hide capital gains by transferring assets among a network of entities, it needs a strategy to

IRS not making best use of third party data to catch tax fraud, says TIGTA

Even though the Internal Revenue Service relies on data provided by outside sources to verify the accuracy of tax returns, it lacks a centralized database to store it all, finds the Treasury