The lack of resources at the IRS has led the agency to focus more on the "easy" audits, which then leads Congress to predominantly see the low-value tax problems, rather than high-value audits.
Federal employees and service members will be able to extend payments back to Social Security over 12 months, rather than the initial four-month timetable
The bill's Senate cosponsor, Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., called the decision to not pass legislation allowing feds and servicemembers to opt out of the program 'political cowardice.'