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Actually, anyone with half a brain would know that cutting the IRS is simply selfish spite by Republicans and bad for the budget of the U.S. -- it looked fishy to me from the get-go. By the way, I abhor various ads I hear on KNX making the IRS seem like bad guys for doing their job to catch tax cheaters, offering to "rescue" these deadbeats, for a fee of course. It does nothing for the reputation of the IRS. The average person wouldn't have to pay such high taxes if it wasn't for the ability of rich people to evade their due. (Trump, anyone?)

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As a retired career IRS employee, I know the IRS rarely ever accepts a "compromise" on a tax liability and writes it off as these companies claim. The IRS does, after extensive financial investigation, place accounts in "currently not collectible" status and reviews them with updated information subsequently. Sometimes the statute of limitations for collection expires. But no one needs to hire one of these companies to do any of that. Believe it or not, IRS employees are really hardworking, decent people, and they are not wealthy either!

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