IRS Employees With Tax and Conduct Issues Still Got Awards
There are millions of taxpayers who owe back taxes to the IRS. They come from all parts of life including IRS employees.
Fox News reported on Wednesday April 23, 2014 that IRS employees who had been disciplined for tax and conduct issues were rewarded with monetary awards or time off, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday April 22, 2014.
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.
The watchdog found that in the period from October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 over 2,800 employees who had been disciplined for conduct problems, including issues with federal tax compliance, had received over $2.8 million in monetary awards and over 27,000 hours in time-off awards.
The watchdog found that the more than 1,100 employees who had issues with tax compliance received more than $1 million in monetary awards and more than 10,000 hours in time-off awards.
In the 2011 budget year, more than 70,000 IRS workers got cash bonuses totaling $92 million, the report said. In the 2012 budget year, nearly 68,000 workers got cash bonuses totaling $86 million.
In 2011, 3.2 percent of federal workers owed back taxes, according to IRS statistics. The Treasury Department, which includes the IRS, had the lowest delinquency rate, at 1.1 percent.
The delinquency rate for the general public was 8.2 percent.
That means that over 13% of delinquent taxpayers are employed by the IRS. Yet they received cash bonuses of $68 million dollars.
Let me ask you this, would your employer give you a bonus if you were delinquent in your responsibilities at work?
Let me repeat what the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George said...
"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,€
I wonder if the IRS goes after their tax delinquent employees as vigorous as they harass the general public.
Whether they or don't is not the point. What is important is that you take care of your tax problems as quickly as possible to avoid additional penalties and interest.
The same advice goes to the delinquent IRS employees.
Fox News reported on Wednesday April 23, 2014 that IRS employees who had been disciplined for tax and conduct issues were rewarded with monetary awards or time off, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday April 22, 2014.
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.
The watchdog found that in the period from October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 over 2,800 employees who had been disciplined for conduct problems, including issues with federal tax compliance, had received over $2.8 million in monetary awards and over 27,000 hours in time-off awards.
The watchdog found that the more than 1,100 employees who had issues with tax compliance received more than $1 million in monetary awards and more than 10,000 hours in time-off awards.
In the 2011 budget year, more than 70,000 IRS workers got cash bonuses totaling $92 million, the report said. In the 2012 budget year, nearly 68,000 workers got cash bonuses totaling $86 million.
In 2011, 3.2 percent of federal workers owed back taxes, according to IRS statistics. The Treasury Department, which includes the IRS, had the lowest delinquency rate, at 1.1 percent.
The delinquency rate for the general public was 8.2 percent.
That means that over 13% of delinquent taxpayers are employed by the IRS. Yet they received cash bonuses of $68 million dollars.
Let me ask you this, would your employer give you a bonus if you were delinquent in your responsibilities at work?
Let me repeat what the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George said...
"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,€
I wonder if the IRS goes after their tax delinquent employees as vigorous as they harass the general public.
Whether they or don't is not the point. What is important is that you take care of your tax problems as quickly as possible to avoid additional penalties and interest.
The same advice goes to the delinquent IRS employees.
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