The IRS 'is imploding' Under Trump

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Reporter Stephanie Mencimer writes that she received a notice from the Internal Revenue Service claiming she underpaid her 2025 taxes, even though the agency had not credited payments she had already made.

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"You can't get rid of 30 percent of your staff and expect to be functional. Things are starting to break." The IRS is imploding, thanks to Elon Musk.

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-- Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2:23 PM Â· Jul 29, 2026

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Congratulations to Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk for another attention-grabbing piece of childish vandalism.

Someone please give these kids cans of spray paint and lock them in a school somewhere.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-28 01:24 PM | Reply

Everyone understands that this same MAGA process of corrosion is occurring in the US military, right?

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-28 01:25 PM | Reply

Perfect, just perfect.

The IRS is imploding while American's a__es are exploding.

Yin and Yang.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-28 01:32 PM | Reply

The desired end do s*^%bags like Trump can steal and defraud with impunity.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-07-28 01:48 PM | Reply

Send a ketamine junky in to wreck the ability of any enforcement mechanisms the government has that might in any way adversely affect the interests of the well-connected, avaricious sociopaths who naturally bond to the Trump gang and ...

Oh, hell, ask a Republican. This is the shady ---- about 80% of them still support (yougov.com).

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-07-28 02:30 PM | Reply

Her accountant said even dedicated lines for tax practitioners were not working,

Tell her to use the money from her DOGE refund to pay the IRS.

I have been calling the IRS to get back $1,000,000 refund from the IRS for two years now. Everytime I call, if I get through, I speak to an employee who looks over the info I send in every time I call and then have them tell me it looks valid and that a check will be issued in 6-8 weeks. Then in 6 weeks the client gets a notice saying "We have an overpayment of $1,000,000 for tax year 2024 please tell us what you'd like us to do with it" and the dance starts all over again.

An hour on hold and an hour talking to the IRS every six weeks for two years now.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-07-29 02:42 PM | Reply

MAGA process of corrosion is occurring in the US military, right?

Military
VA
IRS
BLM
FAA
USDA
FDA
CDC

Pedo47 is under orders to destroy the US from inside and he is delivering.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-07-29 02:45 PM | Reply

Query to all those pols who claim they 'want to run government like a business': If that is the case, why would you get rid of your accounts receivable and collections departments? Asking for a country's taxpayers...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2026-07-30 09:54 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

#9 | Posted by MBlue at 2026-07-30 11:19 AM | Reply

#8 | POSTED BY CATDOG

Who says this?

If they did, what kind of bank would loan 36+ Trillion dollars, is a much better question. Because it really seems the AR, and Collections aren't the problem.

#10 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-07-30 11:59 AM | Reply

Asking for a country's taxpayers...

I think taxpayers are more concerned with their grand children owing 36+ Trillion dollars. Collections and AR doesn't make a dent in this any more as the servicing of the debt alone is the largest line item in the government today.

#11 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-07-30 12:00 PM | Reply