From Government Executive:
IRS Faces a ‘Crushing’ Workload to Implement the GOP’s Massive Tax Cut
The Internal Revenue Service is putting a brave public face on the massive tax cut President Trump signed into law Friday, though stakeholders familiar with past such implementations see a calm before the storm.
Reached on Thursday, the IRS in a statement said the agency had “started initial work on implementing this major tax legislation. We are working to provide more specific information and guidance to taxpayers, businesses and the tax community as quickly as possible in the weeks and months ahead.”
If they were efficiently run, they would not have this problem. This paragraph might explain why the IRS is in such dire straits:
The amount of reprogramming of IRS computers for the new tables “is probably monumental,” said Tony Reardon, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union.
Find inefficiency and you will find a Union. They did very much have their place in history but have failed to adapt to the times. Now, they are counter-productive to the economy and to the workers.
Fortunately, change is in the winds - from Washington Examiner - October 26, 2017:
Trump picks interim IRS chief to replace John Koskinen, long criticized by Republicans
President Trump announced Thursday that Treasury tax official David Kautter would serve as acting IRS commissioner next month as the term of current IRS chief John Koskinen expires.
Kautter, confirmed in August to be assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury, will serve in both positions, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
And Kautter's track record:
Mnuchin said. “Assistant Secretary Kautter has had an illustrious 40-year career in tax policy, and I am confident that the IRS and the American people will benefit from his experience and insight.”
Koskinen was neck deep in the IRS scandal regarding the 501(c)3 status of the Tea Party groups.
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