"Federal workers with outstanding tax bills numbered 149,000, and their combined tax debt totaled $1.5 billion as of 2021, according to a new Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration audit...". "However, Federal employees are held to a higher standard for a number of reasons, including that they draw their compensation and funds from Federal taxes. As the agency primarily responsible for administering Federal tax law, the IRS must ensure that Federal employees comply with the tax law in order to maintain the public's confidence.....
In 2019, it was reported that the Internal Revenue Service failed to fire the vast majority of its own employees who were not paying their taxes.
According to a Government Executive report, the IRS is required to fire employees who are "willfully out of tax compliance" under a 1998 law."
The party who believes in the rule of law in action again. I will add that I don't favor mandatory firing for non-IRS employees as proposed by a number of Republicans. A certain percentage of federal employees have reasonable excuses for not paying, the same as taxpayers in general.
In 2019, it was reported that the Internal Revenue Service failed to fire the vast majority of its own employees who were not paying their taxes.
According to a Government Executive report, the IRS is required to fire employees who are "willfully out of tax compliance" under a 1998 law."
The party who believes in the rule of law in action again. I will add that I don't favor mandatory firing for non-IRS employees as proposed by a number of Republicans. A certain percentage of federal employees have reasonable excuses for not paying, the same as taxpayers in general.
