◼ Without fanfare, the administration has closed down the free walk-in services at hundreds of taxpayer assistance centers around the country. - Richard Pollock/Daily Caller
Administration officials are now trying to steer the “face-to-face” help to volunteer community groups, some with political ties. But one undercover inspection of those groups in 2013 revealed a 49 percent error rate.
Enjoying bipartisan support, the tax centers had provided service to low-income and disabled citizens, rural dwellers and citizens not proficient in English. Workers earning $49,000 or less got free face-to-face help from IRS employees.
