The IRS Oversight Board yesterday released its FY2010 IRS Budget Recommendation Special Report.  From the press release:

The IRS Oversight Board recommends an FY2010 IRS budget of $12.489 billion, an increase of $966 million over the enacted FY2009 amount of $11.523 billion. This recommendation is $363 million above the President’s request of $12.126 billion.

As the Board stated in its 2008 Annual Report to Congress, our tax administration system has two serious weaknesses, the $290 billion tax gap and the archaic nature of IRS information systems. As a result, the Board recommends that strengthening the system be a national priority.