IRS Staffing Trends

GGD-96-73R Published: Jan 31, 1996. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 1996.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) staffing trends from fiscal year (FY) 1981 to FY 1996. GAO noted that: (1) IRS staff increased from 1986 to 1995, but is expected to decrease in 1996; and (2) actual IRS staffing levels were greater than budgeted, since other federal agencies funded additional IRS staff from their own appropriations to perform work for them.

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