irs budget: penny-wise, pound-foolish

irs funding in decline. ($ billions, inflation adjusted)

tax professionals feel the pain.

by rick telberg
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people don’t often have much nice to say about the internal revenue service. but everybody seems to like what internal revenues pay for—the powerful military, the court system, the interstate highways, air travel safety, the control of disease, the prevention of pollution, national parks, health benefits for elected officials, and so much more.

without taxes, we don’t have a great country. we don’t even have civilization. and without the irs, we don’t have taxes.

despite the crucial importance of the irs, congress has reduced the service’s budget to the point where lost revenues may exceed (if they aren’t already) cost savings. and the problem can only get worse, professionals say, with a 14-percent budget cut next year, as reportedly planned by the white house. read more →

doug sleeter cited for leadership

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irs taxpayer advocate questions preparation of tax preparers

three big issues: code, cooperation, competence.

table shows reduction in irs geographic presence and employees since 2011.

 

by rick telberg
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national taxpayer advocate nina olson, who heads the taxpayer advocate service, is citing three broad areas that congress should deal with if it hopes to avoid revenue catastrophe at the internal revenue service.

related: future state or future shock? irs watchdog warns of dubious irs plans

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future state or future shock? irs watchdog warns of dubious irs plans

questionable solution: irs outsourcing taxpayer communication.

 

by rick telberg
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a few years ago the internal revenue service launched a belt-tightening overhaul it called the future state.

the changes were devised with good intentions. the service wanted to deal with taxpayers more through the internet and less over the phone or in person. it would also expect taxpayers to hire outside tax specialists to give them advice that the irs had once offered as a free service.

ideally, all of this would reduce the cost of collecting taxes. but the taxpayer advocate service soon warned that the changes would lead to more aggravation and less goodwill among taxpayers. less goodwill, the tas said, could lead to less compliance, which translates into less revenue to the united states treasury.

the irs heard the warnings and initiated a country-wide series of forums and a website dedicated to explaining the future state plan. irs representatives even went before congress to explain that the service was not eliminating all phone or personal contact with taxpayers.

national taxpayer advocate nina olson, who heads the tas, commended the irs on these outreach efforts, but she felt that the real problems had not been addressed. the plan failed to consider and incorporate the needs and preferences of people who are expected to voluntarily comply with their tax obligations, i.e., american taxpayers.

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tax season productivity hacks

five good habits for getting things done.

the best time management tips:
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by salim omar

tax time is widely considered the “busy season” for practitioners, but it doesn’t have to mean chaos and misery. a well-managed firm allows its owner to conduct business and live life at a reasonable pace no matter what the season.

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by employing a few clever and surprisingly simple productivity hacks, you, too, can have a better tax time experience beginning this very season. put these new habits to work for you now: read more →