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Feb 17 2011
Sens. Coburn & McCaskill Filed a Bill That Would Collect Unpaid Taxes From Federal Employees
In 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) found nearly 100,000 civilian federal employees were delinquent on their federal income taxes, owing over $1 billion in unpaid federal income taxes. When considering retirees and military, more than 282,000 federal employees owed $3.3 billion in taxes.
This legislation will save taxpayers at least $1 billion by requiring the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to collect unpaid federal income taxes from civilian federal employees.
The bill requires all federal employees to be current on their federal income taxes or be fired from their jobs. This is a common sense bill that most Americans would believe is reasonable, necessary, and likely surprised that it is not already the standard throughout the federal government.
Click here for the bill's text.
Click here for additional background information.
