National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released (IR-2012-6) her 2011 Annual Report to Congress, which lists the twenty-one most serious problems encountered by taxpayers (as required by § 7803(c)(2)(B)(ii)(III):
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released her annual report to Congress, identifying the combination of the IRS’s expanding workload and declining resources as the most serious problem facing taxpayers. The result, the report says, is inadequate taxpayer service, erosion of taxpayer rights, and reduced tax compliance. The Advocate expressed her continuing concern that the IRS’s expanding use of automated processes to adjust tax liabilities is causing harm to taxpayers and recommended that Congress enact a comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
The IRS Is Not Adequately Funded to Serve Taxpayers and Collect Taxes
Well, all this will be fixed by Obama.
Politico is reporting that Obama wants the power to ”streamline” the gov’t.
He wants to start by consolidating the trade and commerce departments.
He will allow Congress 90 days to agree to each of his improvements.
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/obama-asks-for-power-to-streamline-government-110710.html
Who knows how he will help the IRS.
Maybe combine it with the FBI?