IRS chief answers questions at National Press Club
The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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IRS commissioner John Koskinen says the top priority for the IRS is protecting taxpayer data and stopping identity theft and refund fraud. 125 tax returns are accepted every second at peak times, but last year the IRS did the fewest audits in a decade. Koskinen spoke at the National Press Club March 24, 2016.
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