For now, IRS has no intention of using private collection agencies.
When asked by a congressman whether the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. had any intention of
using private collection agencies to pursue tax debtors, Commissioner
Margaret Margaret, 1930–2002, British princess, second daughter of King George VI and sister of Queen Elizabeth II, b. Glamis, Scotland. In 1960 she married a commoner, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created earl of Snowdon in 1961. Richardson Richardson, city (1990 pop. 74,840), Dallas and Collins counties, N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; founded in the 1850s, inc. as a city 1956. Richardson manufactures telecommunications equipment, medical devices, supercomputers, computer chips, and fiber optics. said the IRS had no current plans to do so. The
commissioner said the IRS should rely on its own employees and try to
improve its efficiency. However, Richardson did not rule out the future
use of private collection agencies. Further, the IRS probably will
examine other options, such as obtaining outside assistance and creating
databases, in its continuing efforts to close the $110 billion tax gap.
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