Government Report Finds 30% Of IRS Tax Seizures Are Illegal

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 24: A sign stands outside the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building on May 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The IRS is one of at least four federal agencies that is closed today due to the automatic sequestration cuts forced government agencies giving employee’s an unpaid furlough. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The IRS scandal house just keeps building additions atop their already shaky foundation. A new government report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that 30% of IRS tax seizures of taxpayer property did not comply with the law.