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Originally posted by Sharpie@Nov 9 2004, 08:02 AM
I find it hard to believe that anything drastic to really simplify things, will ever be done.
Do you really think they would cut back IRS employees? Can't imangine that...... and put most of the accountants out of biz? My what a simplier world..... makes way too much sense to ever happen.
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I think most of this was under Clinton.
"During the past decade, its force (The IRS) of auditors has shrunk nearly in half, and the number of investigators is a third less, though total tax filings rose 14%.
" Since the late 1990s, the IRS cut about a quarter of its agents, auditors and investigators "
"Due to staff cutbacks the IRS has just 78 lawyers available to audit more than 3,300 gift tax returns filed by wealthy individuals. "