25 Facts About IRS

The duties of the IRS include providing tax assistance to taxpayers; pursuing and resolving instances of erroneous or fraudulent tax filings; and overseeing various benefits programs, including the Affordable Care Act.

Since its establishment, the IRS has been responsible for collecting most of the revenue needed to fund the federal government, albeit while facing periodic controversy and opposition over its methods, constitutionality, and the principle of taxation generally.

The IRS's workload jumped by ten-fold, triggering a massive restructuring.

The IRS doubled its staff but was still processing 1917 returns in 1919.

In 1919 the IRS was tasked with enforcement of laws relating to prohibition of alcohol sales and manufacture; this was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice in 1930.

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The IRS was authorized to proceed with computerization in 1959, and purchased IBM 1401 and IBM 7070 systems for local and regional data processing centers.

In 1995, the IRS began to use the public Internet for electronic filing.

In 2003, the IRS struck a deal with tax software vendors: The IRS would not develop online filing software and, in return, software vendors would provide free e-filing to most Americans.

Koskinen predicted the IRS would shut down operations for two days later this year which would result in unpaid furloughs for employees and service cuts for taxpayers.

IRS is headquartered in Washington, D C, and does most of its computer programming in Maryland.

In October 2016 the IRS announced that three more centers will close over a six-year period: Covington in 2019, Fresno in 2021, and Austin in 2024.

IRS operates three computer centers around the country.

Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support reports directly to the Commissioner and oversees the IRS's integrated support functions, facilitating economy of scale efficiencies and better business practices.

Independent Office of Appeals is an independent organization within the IRS that helps taxpayers resolve their tax disputes through an informal, administrative process.

In September 2006, the IRS started to outsource the collection of taxpayers debts to private debt collection agencies.

In March 2009, the IRS announced that it would no longer outsource the collection of taxpayers debts to private debt collection agencies.

The IRS decided not to renew contracts to private debt collection agencies, and began a hiring program at its call sites and processing centers across the country to bring on more personnel to process collections internally from taxpayers.

IRS publishes tax forms which taxpayers are required to choose from and use for calculating and reporting their federal tax obligations.

The IRS publishes a number of forms for its own internal operations, such as Forms 3471 and 4228.

IRS has been accused of abusive behavior on multiple occasions.

The IRS retains the legal authority to enforce liens and seize assets without obtaining judgment in court.

In 2002, the IRS accused James and Pamela Moran, as well as several others, of conspiracy, filing false tax returns and mail fraud as part of the Anderson Ark investment scheme.

In 2004, the law licenses of two former IRS lawyers were suspended after a federal court ruled that they defrauded the courts so the IRS could win a sum in tax shelter cases.

On February 27, 2016, the IRS disclosed that more than 700, 000 Social Security numbers and other sensitive information had been stolen.

IRS has been criticized for its reliance on legacy software.

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