Press Releases

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December 2008
12/16/08 Members of Key House Committee Call on IRS Not to Renew, Expand Privatization Program
September 2008
9/26/08 TIGTA Report Continues to Cast Doubt On Effectiveness of Private Tax Collection Program
9/10/08 NTEU Achieves Goal as IRS Announces Cancellation of Files Contract and Return of Work to Agency Employees
9/5/08 Kelley Says TIGTA Personnel Report Highlights an Important IRS Need
July 2008
7/10/08 Senate Appropriators Approve 3.9 Percent Pay Raise, Contracting Out Restrictions, Ban on Private Tax Collection Funds
7/8/08 Independent Taxpayer Advocate Details Serious Problems with IRS Private Tax Collection Program
May 2008
5/27/08 TIGTA Report on IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers Underscores NTEU Position
April 2008
4/15/08 House Votes an End to IRS Use of Private Tax Collectors
4/15/08 Tax Day Highlights Staffing, Resource Problems at Internal Revenue Service
4/15/08 NTEU-Led Coalition Calls On House Members To Support Bill Ending Private Tax Collection
4/9/08 Ways and Means Committee Vote Signals Continuing Opposition to Private Tax Collection
4/8/08 Senators Call on IRS Commissioner to Conduct Immediate Review of Private Tax Collection
March 2008
3/25/08 No Surprise at the Top of FTC Complaint Chart: It’s Private Debt Collectors—Again
3/14/08 IRS’s Own Data Book Shows Again The Cost-Effectiveness of Its Employees
3/13/08 Private Tax Collection Could Lead to $500 Million In Foregone Government Revenue Over Six Years
3/3/08 Kelley Calls IRS Decision to Extend Private Tax Collection Waste of Taxpayer Dollars
February 2008
2/6/08 NTEU Supports Dorgan’s Sharp Criticism Of IRS Private Tax Collection Program
January 2008
1/9/08 Taxpayer Advocate Olson Calls IRS Use of Private Collectors A Failure
1/29/08 NTEU Applauds Dorgan Letter on IRS Use of Private Tax Collectors
November 2007
11/9/07 House Passage of Tax Bill Signals Broad Disapproval of IRS Collection Program
11/2/07 NTEU Leader Applauds Key House Committee OK Of Measure Ending IRS Privatization Program
October 2007
10/10/07 NTEU Applauds Approval of Legislation Repealing IRS Tax Collection Privatization
10/9/07 NTEU’s Kelley Calls on House to Approve H.R. 3056
10/9/07 NTEU Joins With Public Interest Groups to Voice Support for H.R. 3056
September 2007
9/4/07 Kelley Welcomes TAP Call to End IRS Tax Collection Privatization Program
August 2007
8/23/07 Investing in its Workforce is Critical for Both the IRS and Taxpayers, Kelley Says
July 2007
7/20/07 Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson Calls Again For End to IRS Tax Privatization Program
7/18/07 Ways and Means Committee Markup Includes ‘Concrete Step’ Against IRS Tax Debt Program
June 2007
6/27/07 NTEU Leader Slams White House Statement on IRS Private Tax Collection, Federal Pay
May 2007
5/29/07 Ways and Means Committee Hearing Highlights Deep Flaws in IRS Private Tax Collection Program
5/23/07 Unlike Debt Collectors, IRS Employees Are Trained To Boost Taxpayer Compliance, Kelley Tells House Body
5/16/07 Kelley to Offer Ways and Means Committee Close, Critical Look at IRS Tax Privatization Program
5/2/07 Congressional Support Continues to Build For Halting IRS Private Tax Debt Collection
April 2007
4/30/07 Student Loan Debt Collection Practices, Once Lauded by the IRS, Under Fire
4/19/07 NTEU Leader Challenges IRS Claims About Efforts to Close the Tax Gap
March 2007
3/29/07 Opposition from Congress and Public Interest Groups Continues Building Against IRS Program
3/27/07 Debt Collectors Lead the Way—Again—In FTC Report on Consumer Complaints
3/23/07 Ways and Means Committee to Investigate IRS Private Tax Collection Program
3/1/07 Rep. Van Hollen Promises Push to Repeal Right of IRS to Use Private Debt Collectors
February 2007
2/13/07 Tax Collection Program an $11 Million Valentine’s Present for Private Companies
2/5/07
 Kelley: IRS 2008 Budget Proposal Doesn’t Address Tax Gap
January 2007
1/30/07 Resources Must be Increased for IRS To Meet Tax Gap Benchmarks, NTEU Says
1/25/07 Key House Members Introduce Bill to End Costly, Risky IRS Private Tax Collection Program
1/22/07 NTEU Sues over IRS Refusal to Provide Private Collection Program Information
1/19/07 Senators Dorgan and Murray Seek End To IRS Tax Debt Privatization Program
1/4/07 NTEU Calls for Additional IRS Staffing As Key to Cutting Multi-Billion-Dollar Tax Gap
November 2006
11/16/06 Sufficient IRS Resources and Personnel, Not Privatization, Key to Closing Tax Gap
October 2006
10/31/06 Kelley: GAO Report Shows IRS Private Tax Collection Plan To Be Outrageous Giveaway of Public Money
September 2006
9/20/06 Public Interest Groups Warn Senators About Dangers of IRS Use of ‘Abusive’ Private Collectors
9/12/06 Dorgan Legislation Seeks to Halt IRS Tax Debt Privatization Program
9/6/06 Kelley Applauds Efforts by Senior Senators To End IRS Tax Debt Privatization Program
August 2006
8/30/06 Senior House Appropriations Committee Member Says IRS Tax Privatization Plan Disregards Clear Will of House
8/23/06 Taxpayer Advisory Group Calls On IRS To Abandon Private Debt Collection Plan
8/22/06 Kelley: Mellon Bank Settlement Underscores Issues Of Contractor Oversight and Accountability
8/21/06 NTEU's Kelley Calls New York Times Article On IRS Tax Debt Plan 'Right on the Mark'
8/9/06 IRS Moving Ahead Aug. 31 With Tax Privatization Despite Clear Congressional Opposition
 

 
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