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Former commissioners of the Internal Revenue Service talked about reforming the agency. They discussed different methods and the efficiency of reform and the proposals that came out of recen…

Senator Bob Kerrey (D-Nebraska) and Representative Rob Portman (R-Ohio) co-chaired this discussion on IRS operations and possible ways to improve them. This was the first meeting of this com…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Committee members heard from I.R.S. and G.A.O. officials and others concerning how the Internal Revenue Service presently collects taxes and how the process can be improved.

IRS Commissioner Ms. Margaret Richardson spoke about how the federal tax system can become more efficient and responsive to taxpayers without a fundamental transformation, such as a flat tax…

Committee members heard testimony on the so-called “Travelgate” scandal in the first six months of President Bill Clinton’s first term. The entire staff of the White House Travel Office was …

House Ways and Means Committee members heard testimony on the earned income tax credit.

Committee members heard testimony concerning President Bill Clinton’s 1996 budget requests for the Internal Revenue Service and the Personnel Management Service.

The subcommittee heard suggestions for the development of a new version of the 1988 Taxpayer Bill of Rights to assure responsible collection of taxes by the Internal Revenue Service.

Committee members heard testimony about the internal revenue service budget and tax fraud. Some of the issues discussed included computerizing the system, customer service, and fraudulent ta…

Today was the deadline for the filing of federal income tax forms. Ms. Richardson, a former insurance tax lawyer, became the commissioner of the IRS last May. She discussed the process by wh…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee heard testimony from IRS officials and other government employees on a recent government report detailing misconduct by Internal Revenue Service emp…