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A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS audit finds 42,000 feds cheating on taxes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden boards waves as he arrives back to the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2023, after traveling to Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

IRS could get $43B in extra funding via Biden’s budget

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

FILE - Daniel Werfel testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

IRS nominee Daniel Werfel confirmed by Senate vote

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden seeks 15% more for IRS, on top of current $80 billion boost

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his 2024 proposed budget at the Finishing Trades Institute, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. Biden's federal budget is a statement of his values. It's a governing philosophy that believes the wealthy and large corporations should pay more taxes to help stem deficits and lift Americans toward middle class stability. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Biden budget takes taxes, spending, IRS funds to new levels, promises plan will cut deficit

By Haris Alic and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., left, and Sen. John Thune. R-S.D., right, speak during the news conference to introduce the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information Communications Technology Act, or RESTRICT Act, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Manchin to oppose Biden IRS nominee over implementation of Dems’ tax and climate law

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

This March 22, 2013, file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS panned for handing reins to Obama, Clinton officials for study of e-file tax return system

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Police officers walk outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, ahead of arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Supreme Court sides with immigrant challenging IRS penalty for not disclosing foreign accounts

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden nominee to head IRS vows no increased audits for households under $400,000

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Then-acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 27, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing. Werfel has been nominated to take over the agency, which is struggling with outdated technology and a mountain of vital responsibilities, including U.S. tax law enforcement and collection. Werfel's Senate confirmation hearing is set for Wednesday, Feb. 15. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

FILE - A sign hangs outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. The IRS issued guidance Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, 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 due to the agency’s uncertainty about the taxability of the payments. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS nominee faces herculean challenge of modernizing agency

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Beefed-up IRS, aggressive civil penalties offer government powerful revenue stream, lawyer warns

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

11th hour guidance: IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states

By David Sharp - Associated Press

IRS online payment reporting illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Congress must undo the IRS online payment reporting debacle

By Rep. Michelle Steel and Sen. Bill Hagerty

House Budget Committee ranking member Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., left, accompanied by House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., second from right, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House GOP asks IRS employees to snitch on agency

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., arrives for the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership election at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Sen. Tester is chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense which funds the Pentagon. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats seize on GOP proposal to replace IRS, income taxes with national sales tax

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden’s army of IRS auditors falls victim to hiring woes, ambiguous marching orders

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supersizing the IRS illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Team Biden chooses an IRS hill on which to die

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

A portion of the 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form is shown on July 24, 2018, in New York. Taxpayers will get fatter standard deductions for 2023 and all seven federal income tax bracket levels will be revised upward as the government allows people to shield more of their money from taxation because of persistently high inflation. For couples who file jointly for tax year 2023, the standard deduction increases to $27,700 up $1,800 from tax year 2022, the IRS announced. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

IRS sets Jan. 23 as start of 2023 tax filing season

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. The official start date of the 2023 tax filing season begins Jan. 23, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2022 returns, the agency announced Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS announces Jan. 23 start date for tax filing season

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press