The combination of growing tax code complexity, last minute tax tinkering, and underfunding of taxpayer service at the IRS, she argues, burdens honest taxpayers and leaves ordinary folks suspicious of the system and readier to fudge themselves.

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Now, under the current Tax Code, Section 6103 limits disclosure of taxpayer information except under specific circumstances.

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The Internal Revenue Code prohibits the IRS's misuse or improper disclosure of taxpayer information.

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