The Internal Revenue Service’s audit rate has been lower this decade than in most taxpayers’ lifetimes, a New York Times analysis shows, and if the […]
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I.R.S. Prepares to Help Find Immigrants Targeted for Deportation
The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to help homeland security officials locate immigrants they are trying to deport, according to three officials familiar with the […]
Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff
Beth Crowell was proud to work for the Internal Revenue Service. She had spent much of her career as an accountant for large corporations, gaining […]
Why You Should Sign Up for an I.R.S. Identity Protection PIN
Here’s a terrible thing that happens: Thieves pretend they’re you, file a tax return in your name very early in the year, claim a fat […]
Trump Administration Pushes to Slash I.R.S. Work Force in Half
The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to shed as much as 50 percent of its staff, according to four people familiar with the matter, a […]
Homeland Security Officials Push I.R.S. for 700,000 Immigrants’ Addresses
The Department of Homeland Security has pushed the Internal Revenue Service to turn over the addresses of roughly 700,000 undocumented immigrants it is seeking to […]
What to Know About Filing Your Tax Return as the I.R.S. Sheds Workers
It’s a tax season unlike any other: As millions of Americans dutifully file their returns, the Trump administration is calling for the abolition of the […]
Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is retiring, according to three people familiar with the […]
I.R.S. Fires 6,700 Employees Ahead of Tax Filing Season
The Trump administration started firing about 6,700 employees at the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, extending its cost-cutting […]
Elon Musk Zeroes In on the I.R.S.
The fire hose of Elon Musk news continues: We’ve got more on the controversy over the access to sensitive I.R.S. data that Musk’s cost-cutting team […]