The Politics of the IRS Are Complex,because

question 18

Multiple Choice

The politics of the IRS are complex,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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