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The IRS performs two core functions of government: enforcing the nation’s tax laws and helping taxpayers navigate a tax system that relies on voluntary compliance.

We work to ensure that the IRS has sufficient resources to perform its fundamental tasks so everyone pays the taxes they owe.

IRS Must Now Be a Top Funding Priority
Now that President Trump and congressional leaders have raised annual spending caps for defense and non-defense discretionary programs for 2018 and 2019, policymakers should make additional Internal...

House Considering More IRS Cuts
Policymakers have cut the IRS budget sharply since 2010, weakening the agency’s ability to serve taxpayers and enforce the nation’s tax laws. Even so, House Republicans continue to target the IRS...

Tax Refund Delays Strain Working Families

A Senate Finance Committee hearing tomorrow will examine taxpayers’ experiences during the 2017 tax filing season. A major new policy that has affected millions of taxpayers requires the IRS to...

Mnuchin: More IRS Resources and Staff Needed
Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin emphasized the importance of sufficiently funding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today, saying: I am concerned about the staffing of the IRS. It is an...
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