Are budget cuts, Obamacare confusion causing IRS bottleneck?
Clip: 4/13/2015 | 8m 49s
Judy Woodruff interviews Commissioner John Koskinen about these problems.
Bad news for taxpayers this year: If you have questions for the Internal Revenue Service, getting through is going to take longer. If you're waiting for a refund, you may face a delay. The IRS attributes this to five years of federal budget cuts, which have led to a hiring freeze and a lack of resources. Judy Woodruff interviews Commissioner John Koskinen about these problems.
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Are budget cuts, Obamacare confusion causing IRS bottleneck?
Clip: 4/13/2015 | 8m 49s
Bad news for taxpayers this year: If you have questions for the Internal Revenue Service, getting through is going to take longer. If you're waiting for a refund, you may face a delay. The IRS attributes this to five years of federal budget cuts, which have led to a hiring freeze and a lack of resources. Judy Woodruff interviews Commissioner John Koskinen about these problems.
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