Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) went “On The Record” to discuss a plan he had to rectify the situation. He said he introduced a bill that said IRS employees should be fired or prohibited from being hired if they don’t pay taxes.
A watchdog group has found that IRS employees who owed back taxes were still paid $1 million in bonuses.
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The report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that while for the most part the reward program for IRS workers complied with federal regulations, employees who had themselves failed to pay their federal taxes and had discipline problems were also rewarded.
“While not prohibited, providing awards to employees who have been disciplined for failing to pay federal taxes appears to create a conflict with the IRS’s charge of ensuring the integrity of the system of tax administration,” Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George said.
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