Monday, May 05, 2025

Watchdog: IRS Lost 31% of Tax Auditors in DOGE Downsizing

The Internal Revenue Service lost 31% of its auditors from buyouts and layoffs tied to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, departures that are likely to hamper the agency's ability to go after tax cheats.

Posted by LampLighter at 08:29 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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... More than 3,600 revenue agents -- responsible for collecting tax payments -- have left the IRS, according to an IRS watchdog report.

In addition, 18% of revenue officers, who oversee challenging tax cases, and 10% of tax examiners -- front-line employees who review returns -- have also left the agency, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a recent report. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-05 08:31 PM

How much proper tax money will the IRS be unable to collect because of Mr Musk's crippling of the IRS?

And, as a side question, OK, maybe the main question, who seems to benefit from this?

The Top 1% who can afford lawyers to fight the IRS?

Or the low- and middle-income workers who cannot afford to fight the IRS?



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-05 08:52 PM

Watchdog: IRS Lost 31% of Tax Auditors in DOGE Downsizing

It's not a bug. It's a feature.

GOP needs to neuter the IRS so the wealthy can rip off our tax system even more than they could with the existing structure they bought and paid for.

#3 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-05 09:32 PM

@#3 ... GOP needs to neuter the IRS so the wealthy can rip off our tax system ...

That's the way it is looking.

All those IRS auditors that fmr Pres Biden hired now have apparently been shown the egress.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-05 10:25 PM

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