H-1B visas were issued to around 188,000 high-skilled foreign workers in 2019. H-1B visas made up 22% of all employment-related temporary visas issued in 2019. The H-2A visa for farmworkers, representing nearly a quarter (24%) of temporary visas, came in second. From fiscal years 2007 to 2019, over 2 million H-1B visas were issued.
Los problemas se pueden deber al presupuesto del IRS, que ha disminuido en aproximadamente un 20% en los últimos 10 años. Por su parte, el número de declaraciones presentadas ha aumentado un 13%. La falta de fondos significa que la organización está utilizando computadoras que son las más antiguas en los principales sistemas tecnológicos del gobierno federal.
To reduce the need for taxpayers and tax professionals to communicate with the IRS due to the persistent and erroneous notices, Treasury and the IRS should: align requests for account holds with the time it takes the IRS to process any penalty abatement requests.
