Tag Archives: IRS

IRS Chief to Resign Over Controversial Data-Sharing Deal With ICE

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Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Melanie Krause is expected to resign amid growing controversy over the IRS’s new agreement to share taxpayer data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a move that critics say compromises the privacy of millions and breaks with long-standing legal precedent. Krause’s resignation follows the …

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IRS to Lay Off Over 6,000 Employees Amid Federal Cuts

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to terminate more than 6,000 employees by the end of the week, marking one of the most significant workforce reductions in the agency’s history. According to an internal email obtained by CBS News, more than half of the affected employees—over 3,500—will come from …

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New House Weaponization Panel To Probe FBI, IRS, ATF

Rep. Jim Jordan

Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder U.S. House Democrats on Thursday urged the GOP lawmakers running the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government to work with them on genuine oversight investigations that weren’t political or focused on leveling grievances. Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin said during the panel’s …

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Report: Trump Tax Audits Required by IRS Were Delayed

Donald Trump

The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax filings because of the ongoing …

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IRS Scraps Facial Recognition Plan Amid Backlash

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is scrapping a plan to require people to verify their identities using facial recognition software to access their information on the agency’s website. The IRS previously announced it planned to implement a new verification process that required taxpayers to upload a photo ID and then …

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