{"id":1920516,"date":"2023-04-27T20:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T00:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-commissioner-vows-more-hires-better-service-no-guns-for-auditors\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T20:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T00:59:20","slug":"irs-commissioner-vows-more-hires-better-service-no-guns-for-auditors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-commissioner-vows-more-hires-better-service-no-guns-for-auditors\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Commissioner Vows More Hires, Better Service, No Guns for Auditors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Firs-commissioner-vows-more-hires-better-service-no-guns-for-auditors%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=1920516&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--><h2>IRS Denies Plans to Arm Tax Auditors Despite Funding Increase<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0427\/63d3c036-e851-4d5e-afed-8c35cf7f26ab\/audio.mp3?length=2576205&#038;duration=215\"><\/div>\n<p>The IRS has no intention of arming tax auditors, Commissioner Daniel Werfel told Congress today in an attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-he-wasnt-a-swamp-creature-francis-collins-would-be-banned-from-youtube-for-covid-misinformation\/\" title=\"If He Wasn\u2019t A Swamp Creature, Francis Collins Would Be Banned From YouTube For Covid Misinformation\">allay fears<\/a> of a weaponized tax agency.<\/p>\n<p>The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 granted the IRS $80 billion to hire tens of thousands of additional employees sparking fears that a horde of armed auditors would be unleashed on the American public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre they going to have a strike force that goes in with AK-15s already loaded, ready to shoot some small-business person in Iowa?\u201d Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a televised 2022 interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop Biden\u2019s shadow army of 87,000 IRS agents,\u201d Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote on Twitter in attempt to stop the IRA from passing.<\/p>\n<p>Werfel addressed the matter directly in response to a question by Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, during an April 27 hearing.<\/p>\n<h3>No Armed Revenue Agents<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWith the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-most-funding-for-school-reopening-in-dem-relief-bill-wont-be-spent-in-2021\/\" title=\"McCarthy: Most funding for school reopening in Dem relief bill won\u2019t be spent in 2021\">additional money<\/a> from the IRA, how many armed revenue agents will be hired?\u201d Neal asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone, Sir,\u201d Werfel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes the IRS plan to hire 87,000 revenue agents to carry guns to audit families and small businesses?\u201d Neal asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not,\u201d Werfel said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5182214\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/09\/id5182214-1.tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI7G0ZQ-FILEDIMAGE-1200x798.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> The IRS building is seen in Washington on Sept. 28, 2020. (Erin Scott\/Reuters)<\/figure>\n<h3>Criminal Investigation Division<\/h3>\n<p>The commissioner later clarified that 3 percent of IRS agents are armed. These are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a> in the Criminal Investigation Division, not auditors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are investigating acute issues of fraud and tax evasion,\u201d Werfel said. \u201cTypically, they\u2019re armed when they\u2019re putting themselves in danger.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Increased Hiring<\/h3>\n<p>The IRS plans to increase the number of officers in that division by 1,200 over the next 5 years, Werfel said.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS plans to stagger hiring of the 87,000 new hires over 10 years, according to Werfel, but a large number will be added over the next few years due to employee attrition and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-commissioner-vows-more-hires-better-service-no-guns-for-auditors\/\" title=\"IRS Commissioner Vows More Hires, Better Service, No Guns for Auditors\">historically low staffing levels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of next year, 16,000 IRS employees are expected to retire, Werfel said.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also plans to add more auditors, accountants, lawyers, and data scientists to deal with the increasingly complex tax returns of wealthy individuals and large corporations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS has no intention of arming tax auditors, Commissioner Daniel Werfel told Congress today in an attempt to allay fears of a weaponized tax agency. 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