Scandal - Rocked IRS : Americans Should Expect Delays In Tax Refunds This Year

Deluded, power-mad Koskinen tries on the old, Bush/Cheny/Rove double-down tough guy act even as he faces PRISON for lying to Congress, destruction of evidence, obstruction of justice in addition to having the pompous, pretentious gall to denounce "tax cheats" as the director of a completely discredited, criminal organisation    

RT

12/19/2014

Budget cuts at the Internal Revenue Service will likely delay tax refunds, hinder taxpayers services, and hamper enforcement efforts, according to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.

Koskinen shows contempt for Congress and

the American people by giving Nazi salute

during swearing in

Koskinen said during a press conference before the beginning of tax-filing season that about half of people who call the IRS for assistance with their taxes will not be able to reach an employee, based on staffing levels. Fewer agents will mean slower auditing, leading to later refunds than in past years.

"Everybody's return will get processed," Koskinen said, according to AP. "But people have gotten very used to being able to file their return and quickly getting a refund. This year we may not have the resources, the people to provide refunds as quickly as we have in the past."

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The IRS says that in recent years it has been able to offer tax refunds within three weeks after electronic filing. Refunds averaged about $2,800 this year.

Yet budget cuts will prolong that period, Kosinen said, as the IRS has instituted a hiring freeze and eliminated most overtime.

Congressman Trey Gowdy isn't buying Kosinen's bullshit

The IRS budget was cut by $346 million for the fiscal year that ends in September 2015. The $10.9 billion budget is $1.2 billion less than the agency was allotted in 2010, according to AP.

Conservatives in Congress have worked to cut IRS funding in order to weaken implementation of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. 

Thanks to the law, taxpayers will have to report on their tax returns whether or not they have health insurance and if they receive tax credits to help pay insurance premiums.

Yet Kosinen said political games with the IRS funding won’t have the intended effect, as the agency must enforce the law meaning that other areas, like taxpayer services and enforcement, will suffer.

"In some ways, these budget cuts are really a tax cut for tax cheats," Koskinen said.

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