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Bob Kerrey: A new public board, in fact, would make the hiring decision and create an independent taxpayer advocate. The current…

On the recordNovember 8, 1997
A new public board, in fact, would make the hiring decision and create an independent taxpayer advocate. The current advocate, as you know, is an employee of the IRS and, as a consequence, although he has done a good job, in many ways has a conflict of interest because his performance is being judged by IRS managers.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Discussing the need for an independent taxpayer advocate in relation to IRS management.

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