Tax Help Hard to Come By

Got a really knotty tax problem? Good luck scheduling an appointment with the IRS. The Treasury inspector general for tax administration reports made 36 calls to taxpayer assistance centers for help with tax account issues. In just five cases, USA Today reports, were auditors able to set up appointments for assistance. And this is with the agency still maintaining its full complement of 400 assistance centers. Last year, the IRS reversed a plan to close 68 of the centers, under pressure from members of Congress.