IRS Commissioner continues policies; her predecessor left big shoes for her to fill

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Shirley D. Peterson, new Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, is the first woman to head the agency. Like her predecessor, Fred T. Goldberg Jr, she is committed to tax simplification, improved service and an emphasis on voluntary compliance. She will oversee an updating of the agency's computer system. The IRS has suffered major defeats in the US Tax Court in recent years and is worried about the quality of tax cases pending, so it is changing the way it selects and prosecutes cases.

Analysis, Tax administration and procedure, Tax administration

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Critics press for oversight board for IRS; Treasury could lose control to an independent panel

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IRS inability to manage its computer modernization effort has led to a congressional commission recommendation that the agency be overseen by an independent board of directors rather than the Department of the Treasury. This suggestion was made by the National Commission on Restructuring the IRS. Treasury officials are predictably not pleased by this proposal, having set up a Modernization Management Board in 1996, especially to shore up IRS supervision.

United States, Administrative agencies, Government agencies

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Another paltry summer; the largest firms offer even fewer jobs

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The summer of 1992 is the second year with a lower supply of summer associate positions for law students. The recession and the fact that more summer associates are accepting offers of permanent employment are the two main reasons. Law firms also want to avoid needing to rescind offers of employment. At this point, students at lesser-known law schools are affected the most.

Human resource management, Employment, Law firms, Law students

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