The IRS got $80B to help people and chase rich tax avoiders. Here's how it's going

Commissioner Danny Werfel says the IRS has created a "high-risk list" of 1,600 millionaires and billionaires who owe back taxes. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Early last year, Danny Werfel had recently gotten a new job and $80 billion added to his budget.

He's commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS was shrinking even as the U.S. population was growing and the new money was part of a rebuilding project.