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Trump Ousted Billy Long As IRS Chief Amid Clashes With Treasury, Off-Script Gaffes And Creating 'An Impossible Situation'

President Donald Trump ousted Internal Revenue Service Chief Billy Long last week, only eight weeks into his tenure, continuing the rapid turnover in top leadership at the agency, which has already seen seven changes in less than 12 months.

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Trump Removes IRS Commissioner Billy Long After 2 Months, Appoints Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent As Acting Chief Amid Agency Leadership Crisis

President Donald Trump has reportedly removed Billy Long as Internal Revenue Service commissioner just two months after his Senate confirmation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting IRS commissioner while the administration searches for a permanent replacement.

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Congressman Says 'Nobody Asked For The IRS To Be Americans' Tax Preparer,' Applauds Efforts To Shut Down The IRS Direct File Program

Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) is celebrating the House-passed bill that would shut down the Internal Revenue Service Direct File program, a free federal tool that allows Americans to file taxes online without paying private companies.

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IRS Government Watchdog Warns More Layoffs to Come

Over 11,400 IRS employees took the Trump-instructed buyout or were terminated. What does it mean for your taxes going forward?

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From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance

A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially sensitive data flowing out of the agency’s network in early March 2025 when staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, which goes by DOGE, were granted access to the agency’s databases. On April 7, the Department…

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Musk-Appointed IRS Leader Doesn't Last a Week After Treasury Secretary Claims He Was Instated Without His Approval: Report

The IRS went through another leadership shuffle on Friday with Trump replacing Musk-appointed acting commissioner Gary Shapley after just a few days on the job.

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IRS Layoffs Spark Delays, Doubt This Tax Season

Tax experts say Trump’s downsizing of the IRS is already causing problems.

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DOGE lease cancellations: Which government offices could be closed this year and when

The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices and buildings in the coming months

The Independent UK

IRS swaps chief counsel for a lawyer friendly with DOGE, AP sources say

The Internal Revenue Service’s acting chief counsel, William Paul, has been removed from his role at the agency and replaced by Andrew De Mello, an attorney in the chief counsel’s office who is deemed supportive of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to two people familiar with the plans…

The Independent UK

Influencers have trouble figuring out their tax obligations − and with good reason

The Internal Revenue Service hasn’t issued comprehensive guidance on how the estimated 27 million Americans earning income as influencers should report their income and expenses on their tax returns. That’s leaving people who either make a living or supplement their income by endorsing products and services on social media platforms…

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Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to US taxpayers’ data, sparking privacy fears

Democratic lawmakers express concern that Tesla CEO is seeking to weaponise the tax system against his rivals.

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Department Of Homeland Security Seeks IRS Help For Immigration Enforcement

The Department of Homeland Security requests IRS assistance in immigration enforcement efforts to enhance national security and border control.

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IRS Employees Who Took Trump 'Buyout' Ordered to Stay, Told Their Work Is Too 'Essential'

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees who accepted the Trump administration's buyout and opted for deferred resignation have been asked by their employers to continue working for a few months due to the "essential" nature of their jobs.

Latin Times

Trump’s demands to drop DEI leads to deletion of unrelated federal pages

IRS handbook containing mentions of taxpayers’ ‘inequity’ and ‘inclusion’ have been wiped, WSJ reports

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New IRS funding boosted tax enforcement and improved taxpayer services during the Biden administration

The Internal Revenue Service has ramped up its efforts to recover unpaid taxes from millionaires. It collected more than US$1.1 billion from 1,600 wealthy Americans with known but unpaid tax debts in the 2024 fiscal year, up from just $38 million a year earlier.

Reason

"Two Men Plead Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agents of the PRC Government and Bribery"

From Thursday's press release by the Justice Department (see also the Indictment itself): JOHN CHEN and LIN FENG pled guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the government of the People's Republic of China ("PRC") and bribing an Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") agent in connection with a plot to target…

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House Republicans aim to pay for Israel aid with cuts to IRS funds

Democrats want Israel and Ukraine funding to be linked together. House Republicans are proposing a standalone bill with roughly $14 billion for Israel offset with cuts to the Internal Revenue Service.

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IRS is using $60B funding boost to ramp up use of technology to collect taxes − not just hiring more enforcement agents

The Internal Revenue Service is getting a funding boost thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in 2022.

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Watch live: IRS agent Gary Shapley testifies on Hunter Biden investigation

Internal Revenue Service agent Gary Shapley will testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing about alleged meddling by US president Joe Biden in the Justice Department’s investigation of his son, Hunter Biden.

The Independent UK

IRS whistleblowers to testify to Congress as they claim 'slow-walking' of Hunter Biden case

Whistleblowers claiming the Justice Department improperly interfered with a yearslong investigation into Hunter Biden will testify before Congress as House Republicans accelerate their probes into the president and his family

The Independent UK

IRS nominee Daniel Werfel confirmed by Senate vote

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Daniel Werfel to serve as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service by a vote of 54-to-42

WEKU

Black married couples face heavier tax penalties than white couples, a report says

The report is part of a growing body of research into whether institutions and policies reinforce preexisting racial disparities.

The Independent UK

IRS nominee: No audit boost for households under $400,000

President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service says that, if confirmed, he will commit to not increasing tax audits on businesses and households making less than $400,000 per year

The Independent UK

IRS urges special refund recipients to delay filing taxes

The Internal Revenue Service is recommending that taxpayers hold off on filing their tax returns for 2022 if they received a special tax refund or payment from their state last year

Tribune News Service

Karl Smith: Republican tax proposals aren’t as bonkers as they sound

Among the many concessions Kevin McCarthy agreed to in order to become speaker of the House is one that would give the so-called Fair Tax Act a full hearing on Capitol Hill. To describe the bill as radical would be an understatement. Not only would it abolish the Internal Revenue…

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