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的 federal spending bill signed into law last month includes $290 million in additional funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with the stipulation some of the money be used to make measurable improvements in customer service.

的 美国注册188bet亚洲真人体育下载 (188bet亚洲真人体育下载), a longstanding advocate for sufficient IRS funding so that the agency can be responsive to taxpayers and tax advisers, hailed the funding increase as a positive step. “By raising awareness of the challenges, the profession played a role in encouraging solutions such as targeted funding. But let’s not stop there,” said 爱德华年代. 卡尔, 188bet亚洲真人体育下载 vice president for tax. “的 arrival of a new tax season will bring new service challenges. And more needs to be done to transform the IRS into a more modern and respected agency.”

在她的 2015 annual report to Congress, National 税payer Advocate Nina Olson expressed concern that the IRS may be on the verge of dramatically scaling back telephone and face-to-face service it has provided for decades to assist the nation’s 150 million individual taxpayers and 11 million business entities in complying with their tax obligations. 的 January 6 report stated that the IRS appears to presume taxpayer interactions with the IRS through online accounts will address a high percentage of taxpayer needs, enabling it to curtail existing taxpayer services without significantly impacting taxpayers.

的 188bet亚洲真人体育下载 has pledged to continue its dialogue with Congress to find ways to help the IRS better meet taxpayer and practitioner needs. 作为努力的一部分, 188bet亚洲真人体育下载 staff and members will participate in several meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on February 9 and 10.  

Concerned about the impact of IRS service reductions, the 188bet亚洲真人体育下载 governing Council last year adopted a 决议 urging policy makers to create a bi-partisan forum to “make recommendations that enable the IRS to achieve its stated mission and to transform it into a modern functioning, 进化, and respected federal agency for the 21 Century.”