Frequency Of IRS Audits Falling Due To Lower Budgets

Koskinen said the IRS could scrutinize more returns - and collect billions more in revenue - with more resources. The president’s budget proposal says the IRS would collect an additional $6 for every $1 increase in the agency’s enforcement budget.

Koskinen said he makes that argument all the time, but for some reason, it’s not playing well in Congress.