The Politics of the IRS Are Interesting Because

question 4

Multiple Choice

The politics of the IRS are interesting because

• A) it is the one government agency that does not have to obey court orders.
• B) the IRS is the most popular agency in all of government,and this popularity leads almost all Americans to comply with the agency's rules.
• C) Congress,the president,and the Treasury Department have little to no influence over the taxation decisions made by the IRS.
• D) influence over tax decisions regarding exemptions is spread broadly throughout the fifty states and is not concentrated in any one area or among any one group.
• E) contrary to popular perceptions,key tax decisions regarding exemptions are made by Congress,the president,and the Treasury Department rather than by the IRS itself.

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