Independent Sector sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees with jurisdictions over the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging for an increased budget for the IRS given the increased changes made to tax laws governing exempt organizations. According to the letter: An increased IRS budget would allow the agency to offer and improve upon the resources - the written guidance, online fact sheets, and telephone and onsite seminars - that educate nonprofit organizations, many of which rely upon volunteer staff and do not have access to tax or accounting professionals, about new and existing tax laws. Moreover, it would provide the enforcement resources that deter intentional noncompliance, making possible more extensive examinations of organizations' annual returns.