In recent months, the IRS has pled poverty when lawmakers have asked about complaints of poor customer service.  They say that continued underfunding of IRS operations is the reason that 9 million customer service calls went unanswered at the agency. The excuse given by IRS chief John Koskinen is that the agency has to ensure enforcement of Obamacare – a misleading excuse. Washington Examiner: "Congress, as I noted in my testimony, has underfunded … the Affordable Care Act," IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told a panel of the House Appropriations Committee. "That does not remove the statutory mandate we have that we have to implement the act." Koskinen delivered his remarks in response to a question from Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., who pointed out that Congress had "increased funding specifically for taxpayer services" in 2014 and 2016. Koskinen said it didn't matter where Congress intended the money to go,...(Read Full Post)