Washington, D.C. — National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson recommended that the Internal Revenue Service adopt more of a "taxpayer-centric" approach in its Future State plan, and that Congress focus on tax simplification in its tax reform efforts. Of the IRS's current budget of $11.2 billion, she noted that 43 percent is allocated to enforcement, while less than 6 percent is dedicated to taxpayer outreach and education. The IRS budget request for FY 2017 asked for an increase in enforcement funding of 7.2 percent, and only 3.1 percent for taxpayer services.
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