In 2015 Congress mandated the IRS use private debt collectors to bring in billions of dollars in outstanding tax debt owed by taxpayers.…
Read more about New Collection Program Yields Same Old Results
In 2017 the IRS embarked on a familiar quest: to collect outstanding taxes from delinquent taxpayers. Some members of Congress thought private industry could succeed where the IRS had fallen short previously, and inserted language into a highway funding bill that mandated the IRS use private debt collection firms to recover the back taxes.…
Read more about Private Debt Collectors Recovered Just 2 Percent of Owed Taxes
The decision to renew the use of private debt collectors to collect back taxes has the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) a little worried.…
Read more about IRS Private Debt Collectors Raise Concerns About Scams
