{"id":1655025,"date":"2022-09-23T12:04:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1655025"},"modified":"2022-09-23T12:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:04:55","slug":"senate-republicans-demand-details-on-how-irs-is-spending-its-80-billion-budget-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-demand-details-on-how-irs-is-spending-its-80-billion-budget-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans Demand Details on How IRS Is Spending Its $80 Billion Budget Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-republicans-demand-details-on-how-irs-is-spending-its-80-billion-budget-boost%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1655025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Finance Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-republicans\">Republicans<\/a> are demanding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-irs\">IRS<\/a> Commissioner Charles Rettig provide detailed answers about how his agency is spending the extra $80 billion it got under President Joe Biden\u2019s 2023 budget.<\/p>\n<p>In a Sept. 22 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/sfc_gop_letter_to_commr_rettig_wrt_80b_funding.pdf\">letter<\/a> previewing the toughened oversight the IRS will likely face if voters return Republicans to a Senate majority in November\u2019s mid-term elections, the 14 GOP lawmakers told Rettig they aren\u2019t interested in \u201cvague plans by Treasury and the IRS on how it may spend\u201d the huge budget increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Aug. 17, 2022, Treasury Secretary [Janet] Yellen asked you to work with Treasury\u2019s deputy secretary to develop a detailed plan for spending nearly $80 billion in newly enacted mandatory IRS funding, which was part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The deadline for the plan is Feb. 17, 2023,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican taxpayers have a right to know exactly how the IRS will spend their money and a right to fair tax administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs members of the authorizing committee charged with oversight responsibilities over both the IRS and Treasury, we are compelled to ask: how will the IRS fix its numerous existing problems while satisfying the critical need for transparency and accountability?\u201d the letter continued.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP senators said they expect \u201cdetailed answers on how the IRS will: (1) prioritize taxpayer services, (2) guard against partisan targeting, (3) protect taxpayer privacy, (4) modernize technology, and (5) track and publish timely and reliable metrics, timelines, and milestones to establish comprehensive transparency and accountability, and allow for meaningful independent oversight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Signers of the letter include the finance panel\u2019s top Republican, Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, as well as Chuck Grassley of Iowa, John Cornyn of Texas, John Thune of South Dakota, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Rob Portman of Ohio, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Tim Scott of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Finance Committee Republicans are demanding that IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig provide detailed answers about how his agency is spending the extra $80 billion it got under President Joe Biden\u2019s 2023 budget. 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