Reactions following the April 6 release of the IRS’s $80 billion spending plan were swift, not to mention, mixed. U.S. House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) complained that the plan lacks specifics on items such as hiring and audits. And many Republicans are speculating that the IRS intends to boost audits of middle-class taxpayers (something Commissioner Danny Werfel has repeatedly denied). But U.S. Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) commended the Treasury and the IRS for the areas addressed in the plan. Nonpartisan National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says she’s hopeful the plan, “albeit general” in scope, will bring the IRS closer to realizing its stated goals.
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