Washington D.C. – On Aril 5, 2012, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman told the crowd at the National Press Club that one of the ways those living and working in the country illegally might gain citizenship is by paying taxes on their (illegal) income.
Shulman said: “One of the pathways to citizenship that people believe is a good one is--even if you’re not in this country legally--to pay taxes.”
Schulman went on to say: “And so our job is to make sure, if you work in this country and you have a tax obligation, that you file a tax return. That’s what we try to do. And so our job is around exactly what whoever wrote the question asked, which is to make sure taxes are paid. We’re not responsible for the other pieces of immigration law, immigration policy.”
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Shulman said if Congress takes too long it could create “total confusion, where some people are filing under one law, and some under another.”
Inaction from Congress could lead to the IRS delaying the beginning of the filing season in 2013, he said.
It wouldn’t be the first time. In 2006 the IRS delayed some e-filing because of tax legislation passed late in 2005.
Almost 70 tax provisions expired Dec. 31, according to Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation, and the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and the payroll tax cut are set to expire this year.
Shulman spoke at the National Press Club about improvements at the IRS under his leadership. He was appointed in 2008 to a five-year term. He said he would serve out his term but would not have a second term.
Inaction from Congress could lead to the IRS delaying the beginning of the filing season in 2013, he said.
It wouldn’t be the first time. In 2006 the IRS delayed some e-filing because of tax legislation passed late in 2005.
Almost 70 tax provisions expired Dec. 31, according to Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation, and the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and the payroll tax cut are set to expire this year.
Shulman spoke at the National Press Club about improvements at the IRS under his leadership. He was appointed in 2008 to a five-year term. He said he would serve out his term but would not have a second term.
