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It was 115,000+ in the early 90s. The US population grew by 33% while the IRS staff shrank by 30%. Then add the additional economic activity and fraud vehicles
by HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
It was 115,000+ in the early 90s. The US population grew by 33% while the IRS staff shrank by 30%.
Then add the additional economic activity and fraud vehicles created by the internet. It's a job I admire but do not envy.
- potato3732842 2y agoI am sympathetic to the overall argument that IRS man hours available to "do useful stuff" is lower per capita than it used to be but I think your numbers are potentially way off. Everything also got digitized in that time which is somewhat of a confounding factor. We should probably be comparing IRS staffing to the fraction of the population employed in the private sector equivalent roles.
- CRConrad 2y ago> Everything also got digitized in that time which is somewhat of a confounding factor. The IRS being a large federal agency, it's possible that everything except the IRS got digitized... Or, you know, the IRS "got digitized". In the 90s / 00s -- so, with humongously clunky systems built by huge consulting firms to the standards of (at least) ten years earlier.