The U.S. Internal Revenue Service needs additional tools beyond audits to find individuals and businesses that are underpaying their federal tax bills, a former commissioner of the agency told a congressional panel on Tuesday.
“Simply scaling up what the IRS does today will not produce the desired results,”
Rossotti, who was IRS commissioner from 1997-2002, said the agency requires more information about bank account flows for high-income taxpayers and upgraded computer systems ...