Senate Hearing on 2016 Treasury and IRS Budget Requests

• •The President's 2016 budget request for the IRS is $12.9 billion, representing a $2 billion increase over the previous year.
• •The IRS requested $667 million in funding above the discretionary spending caps established by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
• •The IRS paid out $67 million in employee awards in 2015 following the enactment of their appropriations bill.
• •The President's overall budget proposal includes $2.1 trillion in new taxes and an $8.5 trillion increase in national debt over 10 years.
• •Nondefense discretionary spending is capped at $493 billion for fiscal year 2016 under the Budget Control Act.
• •The subcommittee hearing was held on March 3, 2015, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
• •Chairman Boozman expressed concern regarding the hiring of employees with past conduct issues at the IRS.
• •The subcommittee is responsible for oversight of the Department of the Treasury and the IRS.

The hearing initiates the legislative review process for the 2016 funding of the Treasury and IRS, which directly impacts how tax dollars are allocated and how federal tax administration services are managed.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.