IRS has collected more than $520M in back taxes from delinquent millionaires so far
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IRS Collects Over $520M in Back Taxes From Millionaires
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
The IRS is doing a phenomenal job of reversing the historically low audit rates and ensuring that the ultra-rich pay what is legally owed under federal law. The funding has allowed the IRS to target wealthy tax dodgers, ensuring it recaptures hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue, which can then be reinvested into the country.
Republican narrative
The federal government is facing an economic crisis, and budget cuts are needed across the board. Exorbitant funding of the IRS doesn't have the impact that Democrats think it does, and targets the middle class more than the ultra-rich. Rather than using the funds to address the plethora of mismanagement issues within the department, the beefed-up IRS has wasted it on a reckless number of new auditors.