Where, one wonders, did “anyone at the IRS that was involved in this” get the idea that it was a good thing to do? Were they just going to drop it on the porch, like a cat bringing home a dead sparrow, and hope they would be praised by He Who Wieldeth the Opener of Cans?
It’s possible, but it’s not the way to bet. I leave the implications (for now) as an exercise for the reader.