THE I R S IS AN ENEMY TO THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER

\I HAVE RECIEVED A COPY OF THE FEDERAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATES ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESSWHICH CLEARLY INDICATES THE DELIBERATE INCOMPETENCY OF THE I R S.

THE NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE, NINA E OLSEN CITES EXAMPLES OF "THE IRS'S EXPANDING USE OF AUTOMATED PROCESSES TO ADJUST TAX LIABILITIES IS CAUSING HARM TO TAXPAYERS AND RECOMMENDED THAT CONGRESS ENACT A COMPREHENSIVE TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS" THIS MORE EXTENSIVE USE OF AUTOMATED PROCESSES HAS INCREASED THE WORKLOAD AND RESULTS IN "THE IRS RESORTING TO SHORTCUTS THAT UNDERMINE FUNDAMANTAL TAXPAYERS RIGHTS AND CAUSES HARM TO TAXPAYERS" THE APPROXIMATELY 4,430 CHANGES TO THE TAX XODE FROM 2001-2010 INCLUDING 579 CHANGES IN 2010 ALONE ARE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTER FOR CONFLICTING I R S REGULATIONS AND POLICIES AND THE I RS FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM FLAGGED 1,054,704 RETURNS ON SUSPICION OF FRAUD AND THE CENTRALIZED IDENTITY PROTECTION SPECIALIZED UNIT RECIEVED MORE THAN 226,000 IDENTITY THEFT RELATED CASES AN INCREASE OF 20% OVER 2010.

OLSEN DESCRIBES IRS PRACTICES THAT HARM TAXPAYERS BY ACTING ON ASSUMPTIONS OF NON COMPLIANCE ARRIVED AT BY THE AUTOMATED PROCESSES THAT DO NOT SOLICIT, ENCOURAGE, OR ALLOW TAXPAYER RESPONSE AND ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY ANY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF TAXPAYER WRONGDOING.

THE REPORT SAYS THAT MATH ERROR NOTICES ARE OFTEN VAGUE AND DO NOT STATE THE PERCIEVED ERROR WITH SPECIFICITY MAKING IT IMPOSSABLE FOR AFFECTED TAXPAYERS TO DETERMINE WHAT HAS CHANGED ON THEIR RETURNS AND WHETHER TO ACCEPT OR CONTEST THE ADJUSTMENTS AND DO NOT

 RESPOND BECAUSED THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF THEM.

THE FEDERAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE OFICE ALSO NOTES THAT ITS WORKLOAD HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS .

THE MORE I READ IN THIS REPORT, I GET THE STRONG IMPRESSION THAT THE IRS IS PRACTICING DELIBERATE

DECIET AN INCOMPETENCY WITH A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF SUPERVISORY COMPETENCY. 

THE I R S IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE TREASURY DEPT AND I WONDER IF THIS REPORT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH TREASURY SECRETARY GIETHNER'S RECENT DECISION TO STEP DOWN.

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