IRS Insists The Destruction Of Taxpayer Data Is Not A Big Deal

Imagine you are backlogged for various reasons, some out of your control. Yet your pending file won’t stop stacking up. You’ll drown in the paper if you don’t figure out a solution.

The only problem is you aren't an innovator, so the best solution you can come up with is to set fire to your backlog. That's essentially what the IRS did.