How demographic shifts will affect the IRS and its mission

Peter A. Morrison

Expert InsightsPublished 1985

Ongoing demographic changes will confront the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with two broad challenges over the next 15 years. First, the IRS will have to manage a return-processing workload that will grow larger and more complex for the following reasons, among others: (1) the more frequent and earlier occurrence of divorce; (2) the influx of married women into the work force; and (3) the rising proportion of elderly workers who favor a part-time schedule. Second, the IRS will have to maintain a balanced, experienced work force in a labor market that has experienced demographically induced changes. In particular, the IRS may have difficulty recruiting enough entry-level workers with requisite qualifications, and may face a surplus of middle managers that will intensify competition for promotions.

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  • Year: 1985
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  • Document Number: P-7170

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Morrison, Peter A., How demographic shifts will affect the IRS and its mission. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1985. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7170.html.
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