Just FYI as I predicted the IRS has admitted that they have not hired very many of the touted 87,000. I forgot the exact figure but it was extremely low.
That is because any CPA or tax professional can make a lot more money in the private sector. Why would they want to work for the government? Especially the IRS.
The federal government does not get the best employees.
I had two brothers that worked for the govt. in their career.
One has an MBA in accounting. He worked for the VA in downtown DC after graduating college. He was told that if he did not get out of the government after a year or two at the most NOBODY in the private sector around DC would hire him. He left after 1 1/2 years. He is now a director with a major corp.
My younger brother took a job with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Lewisburg, PA(The Big House) straight out of college. He worked for them his entire career. He retired at age 55 because he said there was no more potential for advancement and he could. He has a govt pension. I love my younger brother, but he was always kind of lazy.
IIRC, the IRS has hired about 4500 in the past Fiscal year.