The IRS got $80B to help people and chase rich tax avoiders. Here's how it's going
Commissioner Danny Werfel says the IRS is seeing "very powerful early results" in its efforts to improve enforcement on high wealth is paying off.
Early last year, Danny Werfel had recently gotten a new job and $80 billion added to his budget.
He's commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS was shrinking even as the U.S. population was growing and the new money was part of a rebuilding project.
Just in time for tax season, Werfel spoke to All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro about how the project's going, what options people will have to file their returns, and how the IRS is going after wealthy people who owe back taxes.
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