IRS

Roskam, Lewis Applaud Decision to Update Civil Asset Forfeiture Policies

June 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA) today released the following statements after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) outlined the actions it would take to help small business owners and farmers wronged by the agency’s civil asset forfeiture abuses. The IRS response comes after

IRS Fails to Protect Taxpayers … Again

March 9, 2016

The Internal Revenue Service earlier this week announced another damaging data breach that has left more Americans vulnerable to identify theft and refund fraud. In a statement from the IRS, the agency explained the ...

Brady, Roskam Demand Answers After IRS Admits to Destroying More Hard Drives

January 22, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – After recent news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has destroyed more protected documents, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) sent a letter today to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. The Chairmen called for information regarding ...

Brady Calls on IRS to Immediately Improve Customer Service

January 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today providing new details on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) self-admitted "abysmal" level of customer service provided to American taxpayers. Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) sharply criticized the IRS and ...