National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released (IR-2013-3) her 2012 Annual Report to Congress, identifying the need for tax reform as the
overriding priority in tax administration.:
The Advocate also expressed
concern that the Internal Revenue Service is not adequately funded to
serve taxpayers and collect tax, and identified ways in which this
chronic underfunding harms taxpayers and the public fisc. She also found
that the IRS is not doing enough to assist victims of tax-related
identity theft and return preparer fraud.
- Bloomberg: 4-Million-Word U.S. Tax Code Tops Problem List, Report Says
- The Hill: IRS Watchdog: 6 Billion Hours Spent Dealing with the Tax Code Each Year
- New York Times: I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Advocate Calls for a Tax Code Overhaul
- Reuters: IRS Watchdog Urges Simpler Tax Code to Cut Costs, Confusion
- Slate: Majority of Americans Will Pay Someone Else To Fill Out Tax Returns This Year
- USA Today: Advocate: IRS Does Poor Job on Identity Theft
- Wall Street Journal: Report Highlights Costs of Tax Code’s Complexity
- Washington Post:
6 Billion Hours Working on Taxes: National Taxpayer Advocate Says They’re Just Too Complicated - Washington Post:
IRS Watchdog: Tax Code Hurts Revenue, Need for Reform an ‘Overriding Priority’
