IRS Should Study the Use of Private Tax Collectors, GAO Says

The IRS should consider the use of private collection agencies to reduce the $120 billion backlog of unpaid taxes, the General Accounting Office said in a report.

IRS has put off debt collections in recent years because it lacked the staff to do the work. ?The growth in the backlog of unpaid taxes poses a risk to our voluntary tax system,? said Michael Brostek, director of GAO Tax Issues.