Private Tax Collection Program

New CAP Papers Offer Contracting Reform Recommendations

Apr 4, 2012 by Gary Therkildsen*

The Center for American Progress (CAP) has released a series of three new papers on how the federal government can improve contracting through selective insourcing, better auditing, and increased transparency. Each paper contains specific recommendations that would help improve how Uncle Sam doles out contracting dollars and the return Americans could see on that spending.

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IRS Ends Private Debt Collection Program

Mar 6, 2009 by Craig Jennings

An IRS press release brings us some good news this morning.

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IRS Private Debt Collection Program's Usefulness Reconsidered

Feb 6, 2009 by Craig Jennings

Just one day after Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) introduced legislation (H.R. 796) to repeal IRS's authority to outsource private debt collection (PDC), the IRS began a 30-day independent-party review of its private debt collection program. If the agency decides against renewing contracts with CBE Group and Pioneer Recovery, the two private debt collectors, the PDC program would be terminated by March 6.

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House Relentless in Pursuing Contracting Reforms

In the last several weeks, the House has continued its efforts to address federal contracting reform. With bills stalling in the Senate, the House has begun to attach various reform provisions to legislative vehicles that are more likely to be enacted into law this year. Marrying these proposals to the war supplemental bill and the Defense Authorization bill, for example, greatly increases the chances these important reforms will be implemented in 2008.

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Private Debt Collection Fables

Jul 18, 2007 by Matt Lewis

A favorite canard put forward by the defenders of the IRS private tax collection program is that there's no other way to collect these taxes (watch a hearing on the issue here). If Congress gave IRS the resources it needed to pursue these cases, IRS administrators would instead direct the money to functions that would yield a greater return-on-investment.

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Private Tax Collection Program Remains

Jun 29, 2007 by Matt Lewis

BNA ($) on how the private debt collection program wasn't killed yesterday:

The House passed the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill (H.R. 2829) June 28 on a vote of 240-179 after House Democrats yielded to concerns about plans to shut down the Internal Revenue Service's private debt collection program.

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Congressional Hearing Reveals Flaws in Outsourcing Tax Debt Collection

On May 23, the House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) private debt collection program that lets outside contractors pursue federal tax debts. At the hearing, Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) requested that the IRS not issue additional contracts to private collection agencies (PCAs).

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Support Mounts to End IRS Privatization Program

Key politicians and advocacy groups are lining up against an IRS program to privatize tax collections, as suspect contracts have raised further concerns about the effectiveness and transparency of the program.

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Congress Seeks to End IRS Privatization Program

Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that would halt an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) program that outsources certain tax collection responsibilities to private companies. The costly and dangerous program has been soundly criticized by Congress, the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate, and outside consumer groups since it began last fall.

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IRS Commissioner Everson Pursues Failed Scheme

Sep 8, 2006 by Craig Jennings

To keep you informed of IRS Commissioner Mark Everson's latest antics, we bring you this from American Public Media's Marketplace. Yesterday, they aired a great piece on the outsourcing of IRS collections. The nut of the story is this: The IRS wants to outsource the job of collecting outstanding taxes due and let the collection agency keep a percent of haul.

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