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IRS commissioner admits he has someone else prepare his taxes
By: Bill O'ReillyJanuary 12, 2010
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Politics Daily: IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman said in an interview that he does not prepare his own taxes because he finds the tax code "complex." The commissioner's admission came in an interview on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" program, which aired Sunday night.

Midway through the interview, Steve Scully, the C-SPAN host, asked Shulman if he prepares his own taxes. Shulman smiled slightly and said, "I use a preparer."

Scully asked why, to which Shulman smiled and said, "Uh, I've used one for years. I find it convenient and I find the tax code complex, so I use a preparer."

When Scully asked how Shulman would make the tax code less complex, the commissioner, now clearly uncomfortable, said, "I don't write the tax laws. Congress writes the tax laws. It's a whole different discussion."
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