The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") should improve its compliance rules for the ACA medical device excise tax, identifying several mistakes when it came to collecting money owed to the government. According to the report, the IRS expected to receive between 9,000 and 15,600 forms to pay the tax, raising $1.2 billion in the second and third quarters of 2013. But the previous year's numbers were even lower: 5,100 forms, garnering just $913.4 million. One lawmaker has pointed to the report as more evidence that the tax should be repealed.
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