The House Ways and Means Committee has a bone to pick with the Internal Revenue Service.
Lawmakers on the committee favorably reported four bills to the House floor on April 13, which proponents said would hold the IRS more accountable for its actions, especially in the realms of hiring and customer service. However, opponents said that the bills will make it even harder for the IRS to complete its job effectively.
“This is simply our committee saying clearly to the IRS, Republican or Democrat, that you will have a real customer service plan for the American taxpayer, who pays your salaries, or if you don’t, there will be consequences,” Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said.
“If you’re truly concerned about customer service, then you have to fully fund the agency,” Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) said. “Your budgets have consistently starved the IRS of the resources they need to do their job. … It’s very convenient to handicap the agents, and then point the finger at them for not functioning. While we pass legislation increasing the IRS workload, we reduce their funding and we reduce their workforce.”
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3 comments:
It's a losing battle. The tax code too cumbersome, the IRS too bloated, the taxation too disproportionate and the cheating to the tune of tens of billions annually point to the fact that the IRS and its codes are dinosaurs.
End the IRS and replace them with a flat tax. Make those accountants find real jobs.
Nothing will be done but a lot of talk for the media . This is the way the media can deface the GOP . The IRS is not a law enforcement agency , but please don't tell them that.
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