The revelation that the IRS quietly disposed of around 30 million unprocessed tax documents is the latest blow to the reputation of an agency that has long struggled with its public perception.
The destruction of the unprocessed paper information returns was first disclosed by an agency watchdog in a September report, but drew the ire of tax professionals and others who follow the IRS closely after it was more prominently mentioned in a report released earlier this week.
Taxpayers won’t face any penalties resulting from destruction of the forms, which are used to help check to see ...
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