The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is in the process of hiring about 700 new enforcement employees to conduct audits and chase down tardy taxpayers, according to a memo the agency released last week. But Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform panel, thinks that plan doesn't quite add up. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told Congress in February that he "urgently needed" $1 billion added to his budget, Chaffetz pointed out in a letter. "Now, less than t...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is in the process of hiring about 700 new enforcement employees to conduct audits and chase down tardy taxpayers, according to a memo the agency released last week. But Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform panel, thinks that plan doesn't quite add up. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told Congress in February that he "urgently needed" $1 billion added to his budget, Chaffetz pointed out in a letter. "Now, less than t...
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