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WASHINGTON (AP) — If there's one thing that pains everyone trying to reach the IRS at tax time, it's being stuck on endless hold. Well, not everyone. E. Martin Davidoff's accounting firm spends upwards of $5,000 a year to a company that can zip him and others to the front of the line to get through to an IRS customer service representative.

WASHINGTON (AP) — If theres one thing that pains everyone trying to reach the IRS at...

WASHINGTON (AP) — If there’s one thing that pains everyone trying to reach the IRS at tax time, it’s being stuck on endless hold. Well, not everyone. E. Martin Davidoff’s accounting firm spends upwards of $5,000 a year to a company th...

At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered

WASHINGTON (AP) — If theres one thing that pains everyone trying to reach the IRS at...

At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered. That has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the IRS to investigate the company's impact on the agency's phone capacity. The service is expected to come up on Thursday when a Senate committee holds a hearing on IRS customer service problems. Critics see it as a pay-to-play arrangement that gives those ...

At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to

At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered

EnQ's line-jumping service costs $300 a month or $1,000 a year and claims to cut hold times by up to 90 percent.

WASHINGTON (AP) — If theres one thing that pains everyone trying to reach the IRS at...