Make taxes fun again
Upset about the sagging job market? Ticked off at that tax bill you have to pay Wednesday? Well, if you can’t beat them, join them.
That was among the messages conveyed by IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman Monday at a National Press Club luncheon. When asked if the IRS is hiring, Shulman replied, “Absolutely. We’ve actually been given a lot of support from this administration. Anyone in our viewing audience or in this room, if you want to do good work for the American people and have fun doing it, give me your resume on the way out.”
But even if you won’t work for Uncle Sam, taxes can still be fun — and lucrative. Referring to the economic boost that occurs each year when refunds are issued, he said, “Tax-filing season is often its own stimulus to the economy.”
Shulman also wasn’t shy about saying he thinks the tax code is too complex. “If I were the one processing the returns, I assure you we’d have a lot of problems,” he said.
