A Death Sentence for Bullshit Jobs

[rightwinger]

Most of which could be caught by computer systems looking at Joe Sixpack's returns.

And they should focus on the ultra-wealthy who utilize those accountants. Joe sixpack using TurboTax to fill out his form should basically be left alone because any money they snatch from him will hardly pay the salaries of the auditors. The IRS has plenty of staff to focus on the wealthy.

Those computers flag Joe Sixpacks return for human review
IRS puts its resources where they will show the most return
Very few working Americans get audited. There is not much meat on the bone

 

[hadit]

Those computers flag Joe Sixpacks return for human review
IRS puts its resources where they will show the most return
Very few working Americans get audited. There is not much meat on the bone

You have a lot of faith in the IRS to use 80,000+ staff correctly and efficiently. From whence springs your blind faith, given that this is a government agency with tremendous power over the citizens, something not known to be true in the US government? Bottom line, they don't need to double their work force.

 

[rightwinger]

You have a lot of faith in the IRS to use 80,000+ staff correctly and efficiently. From whence springs your blind faith, given that this is a government agency with tremendous power over the citizens, something not known to be true in the US government? Bottom line, they don't need to double their work force.

Have you ever tried to contact the IRS with a question or to refute a claim?
Takes hours on the phone to get through and written claims take months

 

[hadit]

Have you ever tried to contact the IRS with a question or to refute a claim?
Takes hours on the phone to get through and written claims take months

Standard government lack of efficiency. Note that you can get through to a massive private company's customer service a lot faster. Note also that you are still on the hook if you take an IRS agents incorrect advice.