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http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/was...s-army-of-1054

1,054 new doctors would be better...don't ya think???

Healthcare Reform Law Requires New IRS Army Of 1,054

By Paul Bedard

Posted: February 15, 2011

The Internal Revenue Service says it will need an battalion of 1,054 new auditors and staffers and new facilities at a cost to taxpayers of more than $359 million in fiscal 2012 just to watch over the initial implementation of President Obama's healthcare reforms. Among the new corps will be 81 workers assigned to make sure tanning salons pay a new 10 percent excise tax. Their cost: $11.5 million.

"The ACA [Affordable Care Act] will require additional resources to build new IT systems; modify existing tax processing systems; provide taxpayer outreach and assistance services; make enhancements to notices, collections, and case management systems to address and resolve taxpayer issues timely and accurately; and conduct focused examinations to encourage compliance," said the newly released IRS budget.

In its request, the IRS explained that the tax changes associated with health reform are huge. "Implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 presents a major challenge to the IRS. ACA represents the largest set of tax law changes in more than 20 years, with more than 40 provisions that amend the tax laws."

Unsaid: The requests are just the beginning, since the new healthcare program is evolving and won't be fully implemented until about 2014.

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Funny how when one is talking about Mexicans, Tea Partiers insist this is a nation of laws and they absolutely must be enforced. Except when those laws involve selling guns (Tea Partiers believe everyone should be able to stockpile guns and ammo regardless of, well, anything) or collecting taxes.

Consider that the return on that cost of IRS staffing will probably be billions of dollars in tax receipts. Or did Tea Partiers stop worrying about the deficit?