Here's how budget cuts are killing the IRS this year

Thomson Reuters After enduring budget cuts each of the last five years, the Internal Revenue Service is struggling to enforce tax laws and claw back money owed to Uncle Sam, according to the latest data from the agency. Last year, the IRS processed more than 243.2 million tax returns, up 5.6 percent since 2010 when funding was first slashed. The agency’s operating costs have fallen 8 percent to $11.4 billion from $12.4 billion in that time. Factoring in inflation, the actual decline is 18 perc...