Biden Agenda Faces Revenue Doubt With IRS Boost Likely Left Out
- Democratic aide anticipates lower-than-expected revenue score
- House moderates delayed floor vote pending cost analysis
IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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A major IRS enforcement boost will likely be omitted from a forthcoming top-line revenue estimate of Democrats’ tax-and-spend package, complicating the question of whether the legislation will be fully “paid for” as President Joe Biden has promised.
The Biden administration estimates a better funded IRS could bring in $400 billion over a decade through more aggressive audits of corporations and the wealthy. But under budget rules set by Congress and the executive branch, the government’s nonpartisan analysts can’t officially count money that will be spent as also increasing revenue when estimating the cost of legislation.