# He’s trying to fix the IRS and has $80 billion to play with. This is his plan

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/hes-trying-to-fix-the-irs-and-has-80-billion-to-play-with-this-is-his-plan/
- Published: 2023-05-06T09:30:38-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says the agency had lost capacity over the years to adequately assess “high wealth, high income filers.” Photo credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images. Article by Patrick Wood. NPR – May 4, 2023. There are two competing trends: The population of the U.S. has grown at the same time as the workforce of the IRS has shrunk. Meet the man tasked with a 10-year, $80 billion plan to tackle the agency’s troubles. Who is he? The recently-appointed commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Danny Werfel. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org