In a rare stop in Portland in late October, the IRS Commissioner of the Wage & Investment operating division met with CASH Oregon’s executive director, Jim Harper and Board Co-Chair Bruce Murray and Kathy Howell IRS CASH Oregon board member and tax consultant to CASH Oregon.

The Wage and Investment Division serves approximately 122 million customers accounting for 94 million tax returns. That is the largest of the four operating divisions.

One of the goals of the IRS is to reduce taxpayer burden. With the help of volunteer organizations such as CASH Oregon, IRS is able to accomplish those goals. Educating taxpayers about beneficial tax credits, providing free tax return preparation and financial independence which leads to tax compliance for those who need it the most.

Besides a big “THANK YOU” to both Jim and Bruce for all their hard work, Rick was seeking suggestions on what barriers IRS could help eliminate that would make their jobs easier.