Posted on 04/10/2015 8:21:05 AM PDT by xzins
- 12:02 PM
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen said that a future goal of the agency is for taxpayers to have an account at the IRS and for taxpayers “to have a more complete online experience for all their transactions with the IRS.”
“The IRS needs to do more and take a different approach and one that doesn’t just rely on resources,” said the commissioner, speaking at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
“We need to be looking forward to a new, improved way of doing business,” he said. “This involves looking into the future in a more comprehensive way in considering how we can take advantage of the latest technology to move the taxpayer experience to a new level and do it in a way that’s cost effective in the government.”
“In particular, we’re focused on how best to use our limited information technology resources,” he said. “Our goal is for taxpayers to have a more complete online experience for all their transactions with the IRS. The online experience should give everyone confidence in knowing that they can take care of their tax obligations in a fast, secure and consistent manner.”
“The goal is not unrealistic -- we’re not trying to go to the moon or Mars -- we’re simply saying that people should expect the same level of service when dealing with the IRS in the future as they have now from their financial institutions where there’s a bank, whether its a mortgage or a brokerage company,” Koskinen added.
GOP 2016 Abolishing the IRS In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
“The idea is that the taxpayers would have an account at the IRS where they or their preparers can log in securely, get all of their information about their accounts and interact with the IRS as needed,” he said.
“Most things that taxpayers need to do to fulfill their obligations could be done virtually, there would be much less need for in person help either by waiting in line at an IRS assistance center or calling in by phone,” said Koskinen. “Improving service for taxpayers in this way can also help on the compliance front. We need to be faster and smarter.”
“With a more modern system this could identify problems when a return is filed rather than coming back to taxpayers years after the fact while the meter is running on potential fees and interest,” said Koskinen. “We want to interact with taxpayers as soon as possible so that those issues can be corrected without costly follow up or labor-intensive audits.” In his remarks, Koskinen also noted how the IRS budget is now at its lowest level of funding since 2008.
“The challenges facing the IRS today leave policy makers with a very clear choice,” he said. “A decision to adequately fund the IRS will give us the tools we need to fulfill our mission and build for the future. A decision to keep underfunding the agency will punish taxpayers, reduce the revenue needed to fund the government and inject risk into our system of voluntary tax
The NSA wants all your communications and the IRS wants (eventually) all your financial transactions. Freedom will become a lost concept.
FUJK!
Since that ACA website worked out so well ....
Screw that!
IOW,”All of your money are belong to us!!”
NO THANKS
Will the ones we send money to for not working also have such access?
I am sure to make it fair we will have to pay for the sponges to have computers and online service. That will be just a matter of time.
And, if we cannot trust the IRS, who can we trust?
I can see how this will go. You won’t be able to access the IRS website to make a payment, but you’ll be liable for a late-payment penalty.
What financial information do you think they don’t have already? We just make it easier for them by compiling it every April 15th and sending in.
the idea sux but they already know anyway.
Yep. It would be a simple thing to legislate that all your accounts must be linked to your IRS account.
So they want to be like a Big Brother form of PayPal where you keep an online balance of funds that is constantly added to by payroll deductions that they can abuse at their leisure?
Ted Cruz wanting to abolish the IRS is enough for me to support him. Go Ted Go!
If any of those communications and financial transactions have been/are now/will be electronic, they already have them all.
Get rid of:
The IRS, HUD, and the most useless Dept. of all, the Dept. Of Education.
The goal was/is for the IRS to be truthful to Congress,
FAIL;
and to not lie to and attack Americans with discrimination,
FAIL;
and to not obstruct justice or Congress,
FAIL.
Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
they just want your signature every year so you can be persecuted for perjury, if need be.
Great news for hackers!!
They’d probably also like you to connect this account to all of your other financial accounts, and give them “special drawing rights.” /S
Sounds like a grand plan to substitute for the current asset forfeiture policies!
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