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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

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

Inspector general backs Trump over Biden in taxpayer audit standards

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 13, 2008 file photo, Citadel Investment Group Founder, CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer Kenneth Griffin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, before the House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Hedge Funds and the Financial Market." (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

IRS apologizes to wealthy Americans whose taxpayer files were stolen

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A sign for the Internal Revenue Service is shown on the agency's building on May 4, 2021, in Washington. President Biden introduced a new “potential marriage penalty” into the tax system when he ordered the IRS to start doing more audits of higher-income Americans, according to the agency’s inspector general. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

‘Vast majority’ of 1 million pandemic-era credit claims show a risk of being improper, IRS says

By Mae Anderson - Associated Press

A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. An IRS employee used his access to the tax agency's systems to steal millions of dollars the government was supposed to be paying in tax credits to ExxonMobil, according to an indictment by federal prosecutors in Utah. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process

By Josh Boak and Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington, on March 22, 2013. The IRS is promoting the improvements its made to its customer service since its received tens of billions in new funds through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. Agency leadership is trying to bring attention to what's been done to repair the agency's image as an outdated and maligned tax collector. Monday, April 15, 2024, is the last day to submit tax returns or to file an extension. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Most IRS buildings operating at less than 50% occupancy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at IRS headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

IRS says it will need more money soon

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times