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Is USDS doing any work with the IRS? I'm currently working at a tax policy think tank, and from what I can see I think the IRS could definitely use help on a nu
by tvanantwerp 8y ago
Is USDS doing any work with the IRS? I'm currently working at a tax policy think tank, and from what I can see I think the IRS could definitely use help on a number of fronts. Probably the biggest thing: they've got to finish rewriting their tax filing system to not be in assembly--don't know if they've made good progress on getting it into Java. Their SOI data could also use a better system for hosting/distribution along the lines of data.gov.
- giggles_giggles 8y agoJust FYI the IRS is hiring directly. I keep seeing them advertising open software engineering positions in Austin, TX, though I'm uncertain about other locations.
- Matt_Cutts 8y agoWe have done some work with the IRS in the past, such as https://www.usds.gov/report-to-congress/2016/irs-secure-access/ https://www.usds.gov/report-to-congress/2016/irs-secure-acce... We don't currently have an engagement at the IRS/Treasury, but if we get more people to sign up, that would increase the odds. :)
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- sbr464 8y agoPlease don’t help the irs.
- 666lumberjack 8y agoAre you Libertarian or do you have a non-partisan objection to the IRS specifically?
- pc86 8y agoI'm struggling to think of any legitimate objection to the IRS that could be non-partisan.
- tvanantwerp 8y agoIn my experience, "starving the beast" just means you're locked in a room with a starving beast. Bureaucracies can be awful to deal with. But if you strip them of resources, the laws that dictate their mission are unchanged. Any hope of expedient resolution of issues is gone. People who, often through no choice of their own, must deal with these bureaucracies will receive worst treatment and outcomes. Unpopular though the IRS may be, an IRS that can't function correctly is more dangerous to individuals and society than one that can.