John Oliver's take on the defunding of the Internal Revenue Service around tax time was, as you might expect, funny stuff. The Last Week Tonight HBO segment made the most of how much the IRS is hated and gave a few of the reasons why, including showing scenes from the costly Star Trek-themed training film made by agency employees. But while comparing the IRS to one of our least loved body parts, Oliver also made the case for how important the IRS is to the functioning of America. The IRS doesn't set tax rates or rules. It just performs the...
The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division initiated 19 percent fewer investigations and recommended nearly 900 fewer prosecutions in fiscal year 2014 than in the previous year, the agency said in a report Tuesday.
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