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Compliance 2000 addresses some of these deficiencies.

Most likely, the Service will revise operational procedures to focus on another element of Compliance 2000. Look for emphasis on taxpayer service and reducing taxpayer compliance burdens as the primary objectives under the new IRS Commissioner.

The Compliance 2000 battle will be waged with increased staff, improved outreach and aggressive examination and criminal prosecution.

In sum, the Institute believes that the APA can further the goals of Compliance 2000 and, concomitantly, be a useful tool in the IRS's enforcement efforts, providing certainty for both taxpayers and the government alike.

We believe that Appeals will play a key role in making Compliance 2000 successful.

The VCR program is a logical extension to the qualified plan area of the principles undergirding Compliance 2000, which TEI has supported from the outset.

Two major components of our overall strategy are Compliance 2000 and Tax Systems Modernization.

We are delighted that the final regulations mark even a larger step forward: they should operate to relieve employer burden, to reduce the number of penalties, and thereby to advance the goals of Compliance 2000.

The National Society of Public Accountants was recently invited by the House Committee on Government Operations to provide testimony on the Internal Revenue Service's new Compliance 2000 program.

"Compliance 2000" - the IRS's self-styled "revolution" in tax administration - is about establishing a new covenant with the taxpayer.

We believe our results offer preliminary evidence in support of Compliance 2000. Specified market segments can be positively influenced to correct unintentional non-compliant behavior!

Washburn, the IRS's Compliance 2000 Executive, and Damon O.