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             UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548



                                          FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                          EXPECTED AT 1:00 P.M. EST.
                                          MONDAY, MAY 11, 1981


                          STATEMENT OF

                  WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR

                  GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION

                           BEFORE THE                   115251

                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT

                HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

                ON THE5ADEQUACY OF IRS COMPLIANCE

                      RESOURCES FOR FY 1982/


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

     We are pleased to be here to assist your subcommittee in

carrying out its oversight responsibilities. Our testimony today,

which deals with the fiscal year 1982 IRS budget request, is based

primarily on our overall experience in the tax administration area.

Over the past several years, we have looked at most major IRS pro-

grams and now have underway a study of the relationship among the

Service's compliance programs.

     Effective, efficient, and fair tax administration obviously

requires the commitment of adequate resources.- What the appropri-

ate level of these compliance resources should be is a difficult

question and one we are not prepared to specifically answer. There

is, however, a trend toward decreasing voluntary compliance with

the Nation's tax laws. To stem that trend, and in consideration




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