John Ams: Trump’s 2019 budget inadequate as proposed

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The Trump administration requested $100 million in spending cuts for the Internal Revenue Service in 2019. It wants to increase dollars for enforcement, reduce the customer service staff and replace some of what it does with online services. As proposed, according to the National Society of Accountants, the budget would simply be inadequate. John Ams, the society’s executive vice president, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss why they believe it’s a bad idea.

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