Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen was back on the Hill this week, together with J. Russell George, The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), to testify before members of Congress. This time, both were asked about the unauthorized access to the “Get Transcript” application on the IRS website. The hearing was a…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that identity thieves have illegally accessed tax information for more than 100,000 taxpayers with unsuccessful attempts made on approximately 100,000 additional taxpayer accounts. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen delivered the news at a hastily arranged press conference this afternoon. The urgency, he indicated, was to alert taxpayers to the…
As Republicans and Democrats fight it out on the Hill over tax extenders, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen doesn’t care to take sides. It doesn’t matter, he told me, how Congress resolves the issue, so long as they resolve it. The IRS is, he says, “agnostic” about the specifics, reminding taxpayers that: Our…
A 2012 taxpayer survey revealed that only 46% of taxpayers believe that they have any rights before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Just a mere 11% of taxpayers actually knew what those rights were. Those statistics, according to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson, are demonstrative of why she has worked for the better part…
Guess what the IRS is getting for Christmas? A new boss. Four months after his nomination, former Freddie Mac head John Koskinen has been confirmed as the next IRS Commissioner.
President Obama has nominated John Koskinen to take over as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
