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IRS too outgunned to shrink $1T tax gap, Rettig tells Congress

Published: April 19, 2021, 2:11 p.m.

b'After a decade of budget and workforce cuts, the IRS says it has limited manpower to go after tax cheats. That means the tax gap between what taxpayers owe and what the agency collects is growing. But a bigger budget for the agency doesn\\u2019t mean it can bring on new employees as quickly as it would like. Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman has more. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'