the story's focus is the feeling of some taxpayers and irs agents themselves that they would be treated differently by the irs. than the well-known cases of pres. obama's nominees. without more depth, such as the number of ordinary taxpayers making mistakes, comparing professional returns vs. self-filed, or whether or not apparent deliberation is treated differently by the irs from apparent simply mistake, the story doesn't tell us much of significance.

Presents an interesting look at the contradictions seen publicly over how differently people are treated regarding federal tax laws. Solid insights from tax preparers for ordinary citizens strongly suggest that their clients get treated more strictly.

This is a hard story to make convincing -- to report that "some Americans" are angry about Obama administration officials' failure to fully pay their taxes requires some strong evidence, anecdotal or otherwise. The LA Times seemed to get it right, quoting public officials and tax attorneys who have direct contact with taxpayers. Not too deep, but fair.

No it isn't. It explores the fact but not the reason