Obama Proposes Doubling Tax Law Enforcement Budget and Seeks $400 Million Funding Boost for IRS Enforcement Activities
Friday, May 8th, 2009Obama proposed nearly doubling funds to enforce tax compliance and has asked Congress for a $400 million boost for IRS enforcement activities in fiscal year 2010, to support its goal of cracking down on offshore tax dodgers.
The additional $400 million is an increase of about 8% that would bring the total IRS enforcement budget to around $5.5 billion for FY 2010. By doubling the tax law enforcement budget, the White
