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Dear reader,

The very first legislative action of the Republican-controlled
House of Representatives was to vote to repeal nearly $80 billion in
funding scheduled for the Internal Revenue Service over the next decade.
Republicans have hobbled the IRS for decades and they want to keep it
that way, knowing that if the agency can't function, the beneficiaries
will mostly be wealthy people and their corporate benefactors.

The Senate isn't likely to take up the House's bill, but the bigger
question is: what can the IRS do with all of that new funding? Can it
overhaul its abominable customer service and make tax season less of a
chore for millions of Americans? Can it reorient its enforcement
capabilities to the most complex tax returns, inevitably filed by the
most powerful and well-connected entities? Can it restore some faith
that nobody is above the law, no matter how rich?

Prospect writing fellow Jarod Facundo took a deep dive into the inner
workings of the IRS, and the challenges it will face restoring basic
competence. Jarod also assesses how Republicans who are gunning for the
agency could reach their goals-and what Democrats must do to stop that
from happening.

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