IRS TAX COMPLIANCE EFFORTS SHOW MIXED RESULTS

摘要

Despite some decreases in 2008, the IRS's overall level of compliance activities remains higher than in the years immediately after the implementation of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. A new report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found, however, that some IRS collection function activities and results declined during 2008 after several years of improved results. The use of liens continued to increase, but the use of levies and seizures decreased during the year. Enforcement revenue collected also decreased, and the total dollar amount of uncollected liabilities increased.