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Examining claim that most of fired IRS agents were trained to audit billionaires and corporations
In March 2025, a rumor spread online that most of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents that U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired were forensic auditors ...
IRS audit report finds employees owe $50 million in back taxes: ‘Double standard’
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is pushing for a regular audit of the Internal Revenue Service after a new inspector general report ...
IRS has made ‘limited progress’ figuring out audit rates for those making under $400,000, watchdog says
Two years after the Internal Revenue Service received billions of dollars to strengthen enforcement measures on rich ...
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Fact Check: Trump on releasing his tax returns after IRS audit
THE FACT CHECKER | Trump cites an Internal Revenue Service audit as his justification for not releasing his federal income tax returns, butt the audit does not prohibit from releasing the returns.
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‘IRS’s most wanted’: Middle-class earners remain the most targeted group for audits, says WSJ report — 4 ways to prepare if an auditor comes knocking
If you thought President Joe Biden’s mandate that the Internal Revenue Service audit more ultra wealthy ... report by the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
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Fact Check: IRS audit doesn’t prohibit Trump from releasing taxes
THE FACT CHECKER | Trump cites an Internal Revenue Service audit as his justification for not releasing his federal income tax returns, but the audit does not prohibit from releasing the returns.