IRS ends decades’ old policy to combat safety concerns, scammers

In the four months since his Senate confirmation, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has been on a listening tour.Werfel has been talking to employees, the union representing employees, citizens and anyone else who will talk to him.One of the constant challenges he heard was around the safety of IRS revenue officers and agents who were conducting unannounced home visits, and the ever-growing concern from citizens about scam artists posing as tax agency officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices