At Election Time, IRS Backs Off
IRS Commissioner Mark Everson has ordered the agency to back off on collecting back taxes from hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast until the elections and the holiday season are over, the New York Times reports today. Holding off for the holidays is a long tradition at the IRS, aimed at avoiding bad publicity, but bringing the elections into the picture is out of bounds, four former IRS commissioners told the paper.
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