CBS News: As Tax Season Nears, a Backlogged IRS Faces GOP Push to Stamp It Out

The IRS is gearing up for another tax season amid a slew of challenges, according to a new report. Most pressing is the need to upgrade its “antiquated” systems and hire more workers to provide better service, a watchdog group within the IRS found. Yet the agency’s leadership also faces another test: repelling the latest attacks by Republican lawmakers, some of whom are pushing to abolish it altogether.

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