Below is a posting from the IRS website, regarding the 2010 Data book. This is a summary of the IRS activities for their past fiscal year. It is interesting what they are claiming as a success, such as the amount of electronic filings. This has been a mandate in progress for years. But each year they pull back on the requirements at the last minute. For the 2010 tax season preparers don’t have to file unless they do over a 100 returns; if I recall correctly it was to be 10.
Also, most peoples returns are calculated by the IRS based upon all the documents businesses are required to submit, 1099’s W-2’s 1098’s, etc. That is why there in an increased focus on small business owners the IRS doe not have all of their information.
But, please enjoy the posting.
| IRS Releases 2010 Data Book |
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| IR-2011-27, March 14, 2011 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the release of the 2010 IRS Data Book, an annual snapshot of agency activities for the fiscal year. The report describes activities conducted by the IRS from Oct. 1, 2009, to Sept. 30, 2010, and includes information about returns filed, tax collections, enforcement and taxpayer assistance, as well as the IRS budget and workforce. During fiscal year 2010, the IRS collected $2.3 trillion in revenue, and processed 230 million returns. More than 116 million returns, including almost 70 percent of individual income tax returns, were filed electronically. More than 119 million individual income tax return filers received a tax refund, totaling $358 billion. In fiscal year 2010, IRS spent an average of 53 cents to collect each $100 of tax revenue. The IRS examined more than 1.5 million individual income tax returns and nearly 30,000 returns filed by corporations, excluding S corporations. The IRS provided taxpayer assistance through 305 million visits to IRS.gov and assisted more than 78 million taxpayers through its telephone helpline or at walk-in sites. An electronic version of the 2010 IRS Data Book can be found on the Tax Stats. |
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