The National Treasury Employees Union cites a cost analysis put together last September by former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti, and that analysis said that if the Congress would appropriate an additional $296 million to hire additional IRS compliance staff, the agency could collect $9.5 billion in tax debts annually.
Byrd discusses IRS funding and potential tax revenue collection.
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