Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
May 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
Now that it is tax season I remind everyone:
DO NOT USE TURBOTAX.
THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE IRS FREE FILE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT BOUND TO THOSE RULES.
Instead, if you make $84k or less a year, use any of the IRS Free File options found here: www.irs.gov/filing/irs-f...
DO NOT USE TURBOTAX.
THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE IRS FREE FILE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT BOUND TO THOSE RULES.
Instead, if you make $84k or less a year, use any of the IRS Free File options found here: www.irs.gov/filing/irs-f...
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January 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Now that it is tax season I remind everyone:
DO NOT USE TURBOTAX.
THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE IRS FREE FILE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT BOUND TO THOSE RULES.
Instead, if you make $84k or less a year, use any of the IRS Free File options found here: www.irs.gov/filing/irs-f...
DO NOT USE TURBOTAX.
THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE IRS FREE FILE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT BOUND TO THOSE RULES.
Instead, if you make $84k or less a year, use any of the IRS Free File options found here: www.irs.gov/filing/irs-f...
It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year.
But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%.
Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes.
See the problem?
But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%.
Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes.
See the problem?
September 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year.
But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%.
Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes.
See the problem?
But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%.
Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes.
See the problem?
"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
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"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
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IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
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March 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
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File your taxes using IRS Direct File, a free, secure, accurate and accessible product from the IRS. It is available in 25 states and allows you to import your tax information, like your W-2, directly from the IRS.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
DirectFile.irs.gov
April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
File your taxes using IRS Direct File, a free, secure, accurate and accessible product from the IRS. It is available in 25 states and allows you to import your tax information, like your W-2, directly from the IRS.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
Thanks to the IRS MATH Act, the IRS must now explain mistakes in plain English, show any adjustments, and put your 60-day appeal deadline front and center. It will be a major upgrade from previously confusing notices.
IRS Must Make Those Confusing Math-Error Notices Easier To Understand
Thanks to the IRS MATH Act, the IRS must now explain mistakes in plain English, show any adjustments, and put your 60-day appeal deadline front and center.
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Thanks to the IRS MATH Act, the IRS must now explain mistakes in plain English, show any adjustments, and put your 60-day appeal deadline front and center. It will be a major upgrade from previously confusing notices.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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"You shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS" -- Elizabeth Warren grilled IRS commissioner nominee Billy Long so hard that he was left stammering and shaking by the end of her questioning
May 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"You shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS" -- Elizabeth Warren grilled IRS commissioner nominee Billy Long so hard that he was left stammering and shaking by the end of her questioning
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
"It's criminal." Nina Olson, former national taxpayer advocate at the IRS, emphasizes the illegality of the IRS sharing taxpayer data with ICE.
April 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"It's criminal." Nina Olson, former national taxpayer advocate at the IRS, emphasizes the illegality of the IRS sharing taxpayer data with ICE.
@rbreich.bsky.social:
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
February 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@rbreich.bsky.social:
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
“For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
May 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Trump administration is demanding the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally from the IRS. The IRS is resisting this request, as complying would directly violate federal tax privacy laws.
March 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The Trump administration is demanding the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally from the IRS. The IRS is resisting this request, as complying would directly violate federal tax privacy laws.
NBC News confirms: An IRS employee affiliated with Elon Musk's DOGE has accessed an IRS system that holds sensitive taxpayer information. @msnbc.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NBC News confirms: An IRS employee affiliated with Elon Musk's DOGE has accessed an IRS system that holds sensitive taxpayer information. @msnbc.com
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
From the archives:
From the archives:
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
From the archives:
From the archives:
Illegal attempts to access IRS data was an article of impeachment against Nixon.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting IRS commissioner to resign over deal to share immigrants’ tax data with ICE to help deport them, AP sources say.
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Illegal attempts to access IRS data was an article of impeachment against Nixon.
I asked Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the IRS if the President can legally tell the IRS to target a specific taxpayer.
He couldn’t give me a straight answer.
He couldn’t give me a straight answer.
I asked Trump’s nominee to lead the IRS if Trump can legally tell the IRS to target any taxpayer.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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June 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I asked Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the IRS if the President can legally tell the IRS to target a specific taxpayer.
He couldn’t give me a straight answer.
He couldn’t give me a straight answer.
The Trump Administration already slashed the Social Security and IRS workforce.
Now, they want to limit workers' access to annual and sick leave.
More workers will flee, and Social Security and IRS customer service will only get worse. I'm pushing back.
Now, they want to limit workers' access to annual and sick leave.
More workers will flee, and Social Security and IRS customer service will only get worse. I'm pushing back.
September 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The Trump Administration already slashed the Social Security and IRS workforce.
Now, they want to limit workers' access to annual and sick leave.
More workers will flee, and Social Security and IRS customer service will only get worse. I'm pushing back.
Now, they want to limit workers' access to annual and sick leave.
More workers will flee, and Social Security and IRS customer service will only get worse. I'm pushing back.
“You shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS.”
WARREN: Can POTUS legally tell the IRS to change someone's nonprofit status?
BILLY LONG: I'm not able to answer
WARREN: You can't read these words and tell me what those words say?!
LONG: I can read the statute and I did
WARREN: Then tell me what they mean!
BILLY LONG: I'm not able to answer
WARREN: You can't read these words and tell me what those words say?!
LONG: I can read the statute and I did
WARREN: Then tell me what they mean!
May 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“You shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS.”
NEWS: The IRS clashed with the White House over using tax data to help locate suspected undocumented immigrants hours before Trump administration officials forced IRS Commissioner Billy Long from his post Friday (Washington Post)
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
NEWS: The IRS clashed with the White House over using tax data to help locate suspected undocumented immigrants hours before Trump administration officials forced IRS Commissioner Billy Long from his post Friday (Washington Post)
Senate Republicans just confirmed an IRS Commissioner who:
1) Supported legislation that would abolish the IRS
2) Doesn’t know the law
3) Has a track record of doing whatever Donald Trump tells him to do
It’s dangerous and absurd.
1) Supported legislation that would abolish the IRS
2) Doesn’t know the law
3) Has a track record of doing whatever Donald Trump tells him to do
It’s dangerous and absurd.
June 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Senate Republicans just confirmed an IRS Commissioner who:
1) Supported legislation that would abolish the IRS
2) Doesn’t know the law
3) Has a track record of doing whatever Donald Trump tells him to do
It’s dangerous and absurd.
1) Supported legislation that would abolish the IRS
2) Doesn’t know the law
3) Has a track record of doing whatever Donald Trump tells him to do
It’s dangerous and absurd.
Urgent: Illegal Activity Underway
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.
March 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Urgent: Illegal Activity Underway
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.