"The [IRS] has furloughed nearly half its workforce and shut down most day-to-day operations as the government shutdown drags into its second week -- a move that threatens to ... stall compliance actions, and complicate the rollout of sweeping new tax changes approved by Congress earlier this year.... While about 53% of staff remain on the job ... the IRS warned that 'most operations are closed due to the lapse in appropriations.' "  MORE >>