U.S. Treasury Inspector-General for Tax Administration J. Russell George (L-R), former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman, Director of Exempt Organizations for the IRS Lois Lerner and U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin read opening statements before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on alleged targeting of political groups seeking tax-exempt status from by the IRS, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 22, 2013 (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst).
Opinion
You Get What You Pay For: Lessons From the IRS Scandal
May 31, 2013, Henry J. Aaron
As the Internal Revenue Service scandal has prompted angry reactions from Republicans, Democrats, Congress and the Obama administration, Henry Aaron looks ahead to propose specific reforms regarding the budget of the IRS and the laws governing the tax exempt status of the political organizations, changes that might prevent future misbehavior by the IRS.