IOWA SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY IS CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AFTER A WATCHDOG REPORT FOUND THE AGENCY LOST THE BACKUP DATA FROM MILLIONS OF TAXPAYERS’ RETURNS.
GRASSLEY SAYS A FORTUNE HAS BEEN SPENT TO UPGRADE I-R-S TECHNOLOGY IN RECENT YEARS, MONEY WHICH HE SAYS EVIDENTLY WASN’T A GOOD INVESTMENT.
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GRASSLEY, THE SENIOR REPUBLICAN ON THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SAYS I-R-S BUNGLING HAS LED TO PALLETS FULL OF TAX RECORDS EITHER GOING MISSING OR BEING LEFT IN INSECURE LOCATIONS.
IN ONE CASE, THE AGENCY SENT DOZENS OF CARTRIDGES CONTAINING SOME 200-THOUSAND PHOTOS OF TAX RECORDS TO AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR FOR REFORMATTING.
THAT CONTRACTOR WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 2018 AND THE RECORDS VANISHED.
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GRASSLEY SAYS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER, AND THEY DESERVE AN I-R-S THAT PRIORITIZES PROTECTING THEIR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
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HE SAYS THERE MUST BE ACCOUNTABILITY TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF MISCONDUCT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
