IRS Refuses to Stop Using Private Debt Collectors

Despite repeated reports by the IRS's own independent review service that recommend dropping the use of contracted, private debt collectors for its delinquent collections, the IRS is continuing its Private Debt Collection (PDC) program. The latest in-house IRS report issued this week reemphasizes the on-going concerns about the IRS's PDC program, which critics say is prone to abuse and violates taxpayers' rights by giving out their confidential information to private companies. This is the...Full Story