This fall, the Internal Revenue Service will likely make two changes to its tax enforcement efforts that defy logical explanation. IRS Commissioner Mark Everson will soon go forward with plans to cut nearly half its staff of estate tax auditors and to create a program that would allow private companies to pursue taxpayers who owe back taxes.
'Slashing the number of estate tax auditors and outsourcing collection of outstanding taxes,' explains Adam Hughes, OMB Watch budget policy director, 'would move the IRS in the opposition direction they should be headed, which is toward a more robust and resourced agency that can provide both customer service to taxpayers and strong enforcement of tax law.'"
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