The IRS slashed its staff. One result? More taxes going uncollected

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• The IRS slashed its staff. One result? More taxes going uncollected
  NPR · September 2, 2026 19:56
  The IRS slashed its auditing staff last year — but the move may have backfired as tax collections from enforcement efforts plummeted, an Inspector General report shows.