The lovely fellows who were spending taxpayers' money on surveilling innocent taxpayers?

The loss should not fall on the totally innocent taxpayer whose only fault is that it paid what the legislature improperly said was due.

We take this issue very seriously and continue to expand on our robust screening process in order to stop fraudulent returns and protect innocent taxpayers.

But we said the innocent taxpayers will get hit.

"The innocent taxpayer should not be unfairly punished for the acts of others," Mr. Kalkstein said.

We are not seeking to catch the innocent taxpayer.

New citizen advocacy panels, a stronger taxpayer advocate, phone lines open 24 hours a day, relief for innocent taxpayers.

They based this assertion largely on the belief that innocent taxpayers "are much more likely" to pursue missing refunds than those who commit fraud.

Until we move forward in these areas, the cost of any compensatory damages will be borne by innocent taxpayers.

They said that "innocent taxpayers" were the most likely to press for refunds.