THE HILL: …The IRS wants both taxpayers and its staff to know this: It’s only going to get worse…
After absorbing a $346 million budget cut, IRS officials are warning taxpayers not to expect their phone calls to get answered or their refunds to be delivered quickly. Employees shouldn’t count on overtime pay, or for empty staff slots to be filled. And lawmakers seeking to reduce the deficit should assume the agency will collect far less revenue than it could have…
As he pushes for more funding, the IRS chief is also warning that the budget cuts will lead to the agency collecting $2 billion less in revenue — with the main beneficiary being tax cheats. But Koskinen also acknowledged his pitch hasn’t gotten much traction yet… (more)
