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<blockquote data-quote="roadrunner2012" data-source="post: 1006254" data-attributes="member: 40736">Congress has cut the IRS budget for the last few years.<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/business/budget-cuts-hamper-irs-from-performing-its-duties-report-says.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/business/budget-cuts-hamper-irs-from-performing-its-duties-report-says.html</a>Mr. Obama last year asked for the I.R.S. budget of $12.1 billion to be&nbsp; increased by more than $1 billion, to enable it to hire 5,100 employees.&nbsp; But Republicans, who oppose the health care program, succeeded in&nbsp; trimming the agency’s funds to $11.8 billion in the budget approved last&nbsp; month. To accommodate the cuts, the I.R.S. offered buyouts to 5,400 of&nbsp; its 95,000 employees....While the report praised the I.R.S. as a generally well-run operation,&nbsp; it said a modest increase in funds would allow it to make substantial&nbsp; progress in reducing the deficit by collecting unpaid taxes. For every&nbsp; dollar in funds, the I.R.S. brings in $200 in revenue, the report said.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="roadrunner2012, post: 1006254, member: 40736"] Congress has cut the IRS budget for the last few years. [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/business/budget-cuts-hamper-irs-from-performing-its-duties-report-says.html[/url] Mr. Obama last year asked for the I.R.S. budget of $12.1 billion to be increased by more than $1 billion, to enable it to hire 5,100 employees. But Republicans, who oppose the health care program, succeeded in trimming the agency’s funds to $11.8 billion in the budget approved last month. To accommodate the cuts, the I.R.S. offered buyouts to 5,400 of its 95,000 employees. ... While the report praised the I.R.S. as a generally well-run operation, it said a modest increase in funds would allow it to make substantial progress in reducing the deficit by collecting unpaid taxes. For every dollar in funds, the I.R.S. brings in $200 in revenue, the report said. [/QUOTE]

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