a negative image, however, after World War I a new era in federal taxation began, “The effect on the Bureau of Internal Revenue was dramatic. In 1913, Bureau personnel in Washington and in the field numbered 4,000 and collected $344 million in revenue; in 1920 the Bureau employed 15,800 persons, who collected $5.5 billion. War and more war was later to result in even more drastic increases in the following decade. By 1970 personnel numbered 70,000, and collections totaled $200 billion,” (Chommie, 1970: 19).
The IRS has an organizational structure that breaks it into three parts: the national office; the regional offices; the district offices. The national office in Washington, DC, monitors policies and programs and supervises the field organization. The commissioner’s office asses and collects taxes as required by law. There is a deputy commissioner, a chief counsel, and eight assistant commissioners. Each of the commissioners oversee
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