Despite claims that the IRS blew millions of dollars on “decorative” items like pricey exercise equipment, toy footballs and kazoos, the tax agency’s chief John Koskinen was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday making his case for even more money.
Koskinen testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, that budget cuts have stripped the agency from being able to effectively help taxpayers. He said the lack of funding has led to longer waits for taxpayers turning to IRS help centers.
“Customer service, both on the phone and in person, has been far worse than anyone would want,” he said. “It’s a simple matter of not having enough people to answer the phones and provide service at our walk in sites, as a result of the cuts to our budget.”
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HELL NO
ReplyDeletethe irs asking for more of our money so they can fix themselves. Bahahahahahahaha. it's a joke, right?
ReplyDeletethat is Government for you. Anybody that gets a bonus has to pay back with 10% interest. All the ones they allow to not pay taxes should be paid within 60 days as of April 15 should be charged 15% interest since they blatantly dis regard paying what they owe. No plea bargaining to lower what they owe. Confiscate their property and sell for back taxes. Confiscate all money accounts.
ReplyDeleteGet real that would probably support the IRS for ten years.
If that does not work then Shutdown the IRS ASAP and no benefits would be paid of any kind, severance package, health care plan, retirement benefits etc.
That will get the other lazy depts. to realize they are dispensable. Then maybe they will work more efficient.