IRS’s tight budget is hurting taxpayers, watchdog says

The Internal Revenue Service ’s workload has intensified as Congress has cut its budget, resulting in slower refunds and service to taxpayers, an in-house watchdog said Wednesday. The tax agency is resorting to shortcuts, relying excessively on automation that either fails to identify fraudulent claims or flags taxpayers for making mistakes when they haven’t, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson concluded in her annual report to Congress. Read full article > >

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IRS’s tight budget is hurting taxpayers, watchdog says


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