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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an agreement Tuesday barring the federal government from pursuing audits, monetary claims or other tax-related actions against President Donald Trump, his family members and affiliated businesses over existing matters, dramatically expanding the scope of the administration’s controversial settlement with the IRS. The one-page addendum, …

Donald Trump is expected to abandon a series of lawsuits against the federal government in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded compensation program benefiting allies who claim they were targeted by the Biden administration, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The proposed settlement would establish a …

A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing certain taxpayer data with immigration authorities, dealing an early setback to immigrant advocacy groups challenging a controversial data-sharing agreement under the Trump administration. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. …

President Donald Trump on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging the agencies failed to take required steps to prevent a former IRS employee from improperly disclosing his tax returns, along with those of his sons and the Trump Organization, to news outlets. …

The Internal Revenue Service was expected to furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, the agency announced in a newly updated contingency plan. According to the IRS, roughly 39,870 employees — or 53.6% of its current staff — will …

President Donald Trump on Friday removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long, just two months after he was sworn in, and temporarily assigned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lead the tax agency, according to three sources familiar with the decision. The abrupt shake-up comes days after Trump’s latest tariffs took …

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS Direct File program, a free and government-run electronic tool designed to help Americans file their tax returns quickly and easily, according to two sources familiar with the decision. The decision deals a final blow to a hallmark project developed under President Joe …

Close to 20,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees—roughly 20% of the agency’s workforce—are accepting a deferred resignation offer from the Trump administration, according to a Bloomberg report published on tax day. The move comes as part of a broader federal downsizing initiative led by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s …

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 …

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 …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday that it is cracking down on a complex maneuver that corporations and rich individuals use to avoid taxes, the agency’s latest enforcement action since receiving a badly needed infusion of funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. The new IRS policy …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams During the final year of Donald Trump’s presidency, the Internal Revenue Service audited low-income families at a higher rate than millionaires for the first time, according to an Americans for Tax Fairness analysis released as congressional Republicans work to further hamper the agency’s ability to crack …

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Friday won praise from congressional Democrats and progressive groups for announcing “a sweeping, historic effort to restore fairness in tax compliance by shifting more attention onto high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations, and promoters abusing the nation’s tax laws.” The IRS effort is enabled by …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams More than a dozen economic justice groups on Friday called on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to move forward with fully funding the Internal Revenue Service, arguing that Republican actions have nullified a debt ceiling deal struck by the Biden White House and GOP leaders. Under …

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 …