Daniel Werfel, the I.R.S.
commissioner, said that because of the agency’s larger enforcement staff, it has been able to focus on tracking down and sending letters to wealthy taxpayers who owe money.
In many cases, these result in threats of additional penalties until the taxpayers eventually pay their tax bills, he said.
Mr. Werfel said he believed many rich taxpayers had neglected to pay their bills because they thought the I.R.S.
The agency was originally given $80 billion, but $20 billion of that was taken back as part of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats to suspend the debt limit last year.
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