The Commission's report was released on 6/25/97. Its eight sections addressed:
- Congressional Oversight, Executive Branch Governance, IRS Management, and Budget
- Workforce and Culture
- IRS Strategic Objectives: Customer Service, Compliance, and Efficiency Gains
- Modernization
- Electronic Filing
- Tax Law Simplification
- Taxpayer Rights
- Financial Accountability
The report led to the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (PL 105-206 (7/22/98)).
E-filing really took off after the Act. A few other items also took place, but not everything. IRS systems are still in need of modernization and there are continuing issues with workforce (such as an aging and declining workforce) and budget deficiencies.
In 2010, TIGTA issued a report - The Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 Was Substantially Implemented but Challenges Remain.
In April 2017, the AICPA, along with other tax practitioner groups, released a framework for IRS reform, that ties to the 1997 report. The introduction to this report states:
"As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Report of the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service (“Restructuring Commission” or “commission”), we recommend that any effort to modernize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS or “Service”) and its technology infrastructure should build on the foundation established by the Restructuring Commission. The similarities between the condition of the IRS today and the circumstances that motivated the creation of the Restructuring Commission are striking."
The IRS faces many challenges - dealing with a complex tax law, the public's low understanding of what they do, insufficient funding, and technology that isn't as modern as needed.
What do you think?
E-filing really took off after the Act. A few other items also took place, but not everything. IRS systems are still in need of modernization and there are continuing issues with workforce (such as an aging and declining workforce) and budget deficiencies.
In 2010, TIGTA issued a report - The Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 Was Substantially Implemented but Challenges Remain.
In April 2017, the AICPA, along with other tax practitioner groups, released a framework for IRS reform, that ties to the 1997 report. The introduction to this report states:
"As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Report of the National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service (“Restructuring Commission” or “commission”), we recommend that any effort to modernize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS or “Service”) and its technology infrastructure should build on the foundation established by the Restructuring Commission. The similarities between the condition of the IRS today and the circumstances that motivated the creation of the Restructuring Commission are striking."
The IRS faces many challenges - dealing with a complex tax law, the public's low understanding of what they do, insufficient funding, and technology that isn't as modern as needed.
What do you think?
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