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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Shut off Funding for Private Tax Collection?
The House Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee may try to kill the private debt collection program by shutting off its funding. Here's the story:
The IRS' use of private debt collectors has retrieved millions in delinquent taxes but has raised questions about collection techniques and privacy rights. The House plans a vote this week on restricting the program's funds.
Democrats critical of the program since it was approved by a GOP Congress in 2004 included only $1 million for private debt collection in the 2008 budget for Treasury Department agencies.
Posted by Matt Lewis
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