On Monday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it would end the practice of unannounced visits to taxpayers’ homes:
“Finally, the IRS has heeded Republicans’ calls to end its practice of unannounced, threatening visits to the homes of South Carolinians and taxpayers around the country,” said Senator Scott. “I’m proud to have successfully fought to provide meaningful protections for Americans and make strides in ending the IRS’ harassment of hard-working people.”
Last week, Senator Scott joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and his Senate colleagues in requesting information from the IRS and calling for an investigation from the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) on numerous serious reports of IRS employee misconduct.
The move to hold the IRS accountable came as multiple outlets reported the IRS’ troubling pattern of harassing taxpayers and violating their rights during heavy-handed visits to private homes and businesses.
