GOP says report will expose lavish spending at 2010 IRS conference - The Hill's On The Money

GOP says report will expose lavish spending at 2010 IRS conference - The Hill's On The Money

By Bernie Becker - 05/31/13 

The House Oversight Committee is holding another hearing on the IRS — but not one dealing with the agency’s targeting of conservative groups.

The panel, led by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), will hear on Thursday from Treasury’s inspector general for tax administration about “excessive spending” at IRS conferences.

“The IRS is an agency in crisis," Issa said in a statement. "The American people expect that their tax-dollars will be used responsibly and not for financing lavish hotel suites and entertainment for government employees. The Oversight Committee will examine these egregious abuses of the public trust and an IRS culture that shuns accountability."

Danny Werfel, the acting IRS chief, said that the inspector general report would discuss an IRS conference from 2010 — "an unfortunate vestige from a prior era," as Werfel put it. 

"While there were legitimate reasons for holding the meeting, many of the expenses associated with it were inappropriate and should not have occurred," Werfel said. 

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/302797-house-oversight-to-look-into-irs-conferences#ixzz2V5EizqjT 
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