Are budget cuts, Obamacare confusion causing IRS bottleneck?

Name: Are budget cuts, Obamacare confusion causing IRS bottleneck?
Uploaded: 2015-04-14T00:16:00Z
Duration: P529S
Description: Bad news for taxpayers this year: If you have questions for the Internal Revenue Service, getting through is going to take longer. If you're waiting for a refund, you may face a delay. The IRS attributes this to five years of federal budget cuts, which have led to a hiring freeze and a lack of resources. Judy Woodruff interviews Commissioner John Koskinen about these problems.

Clip: 04/13/2015 | 8m 49s

Bad news for taxpayers this year: If you have questions for the Internal Revenue Service, getting through is going to take longer. If you're waiting for a refund, you may face a delay. The IRS attributes this to five years of federal budget cuts, which have led to a hiring freeze and a lack of resources. Judy Woodruff interviews Commissioner John Koskinen about these problems.

Aired: 04/13/15

Rating: NR

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