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FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?

By Susan Haigh - Associated Press

Weaponization of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

End the weaponization of the IRS

By Stephen Moore

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump starts the firing even before his term begins

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden’s supercharged IRS nets $1.3 billion more from wealthy taxpayers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

A damaged Satanic display is shown at the Iowa state Capitol on Dec. 15, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of the pagan idol Baphomet at Iowa's state Capitol pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge in return for prosecutors dropping a felony hate crime count. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge, file)

Billy Long, Trump’s choice at IRS, should strip Satanic Temple of church status

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

IRS inspector general urges agency to be mindful of its AI tools adopting discriminatory patterns

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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

Taxpayers will get higher standard deductions in 2025, IRS announces

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips - Associated Press

Documents show OpenAI’s journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company

Associated Press

Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Feds accuse five IRS employees of COVID fraud

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Wanting Smaller Government Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Innocent spouse gets caught in IRS bureaucracy

By Mike Brownfield

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

IRS allowed contractors to keep access to tax files after jobs ended

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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

IRS recovers $1.3 billion from rich people who ducked taxes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden listens in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, as he talks with a virtual participant at the kickoff of the Investing in America event. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden’s tax threshold adds marriage penalty; couples at higher risk for federal audits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen on May 4, 2021, in Washington. A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about a government official and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people. The Justice Department said in a statement Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, that 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C. is accused of stealing tax return information and giving it to two different news outlets between 2018 and 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS employees increasingly snooping on taxpayers, but DOJ rarely prosecutes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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

This mailbox is full: Audit finds most IRS assistance hotlines leave taxpayers on hold

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. The IRS said Friday, April 26, 2024, more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program. It says the program's users claimed more than $90 million in refunds, saving roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have spent with commercial tax preparation companies. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) **FILE**

IRS keeps dozens of intentional tax cheats on payroll

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A sign for the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, May 4, 2021. The IRS plans to end another major tax loophole that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S Treasury says.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Thief of Trump tax returns reveals easy IRS breach, suggests security measures

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A sign for the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, May 4, 2021. The IRS plans to end another major tax loophole that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S Treasury says.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

A sign for the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, May 4, 2021. The IRS plans to end another major tax loophole that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S Treasury says.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS collects $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press