These abuses range from the deception of taxpayers to gross misuse of travel funds I could write a book on the subject of IRS abuse of both its employees and of the American taxpayer. Allow me to provide some brief examples. To the contrary, I have received numerous annual performance awards, so I am not here today because I have any axe to grind. The area that causes me significant concern is the widely varied treatment that taxpayers can, and do receive. For example, you may have one business owner who is allowed to make monthly payments on delinquent employment taxes, while another business owner, given the same set of circumstances, is put out of business or forced into bankruptcy.
Taxpayers deserve a consistent and fair policy when it involves the survival of their businesses.
Another concern I have is based on the fact that collection initiatives change regularly. It appears that management is more concerned about maintaining high statistics than with the quality of work being performed, or even whether the taxes were collected, or were just written off. Recently a local Revenue Officer planned an elaborate sale to dispose of certain assets seized from a taxpayer. Many of the IRS employees were invited to help in the effort. The Group Manager was also present.