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Illustration on enlarging the IRS by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden wants to double the IRS, can Americans stomach another scandal?

By Rep. Jason Smith

In this photo March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS answered only 3% of calls on hotline during past tax-filing season, report says

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

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

‘Infernal Revenue Service’: Biden’s IRS rebuffs Christian activism

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One upon departure, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is embarking on the first overseas trip of his term, and is eager to reassert the United States on the world stage, steadying European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor and pushing democracy as the only bulwark to the rising forces of authoritarianism. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Taxpayer advocates say tax-return leaks designed to build support for liberal agenda

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden points before boarding Air Force One at Quonset Point Air National Guard in North Kingstown, R.I., Wednesday, May 19, 2021, to travel back to Washington after attending the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump pollster: Biden’s IRS expansion a prime GOP vote-getter for 2022

By David Sherfinski and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

IRS Photo illustration

‘The Infernal Revenue Service’

By Cal Thomas

In this April 13, 2014, file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) ** FILE **

Joe Biden IRS audit proposal raises accountability, privacy issues

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Maryland business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 2005, file photo, Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse for his trial in Santa Maria, Calif. On Monday, May 3, 2021, a U.S. tax court handed a major victory to Jackson's estate in a years-long battle, finding that the IRS inflated the value of Jackson’s assets and image at the time of his 2009 death. (Aaron Lambert/Santa Maria Times via AP, Pool, File)

After years, court hands tax win to Michael Jackson heirs

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

In this April 13, 2014, file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) ** FILE **

An emboldened IRS: Biden’s plan for more audits

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing in Washington. At a Senate hearing Rettig said Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic rescue law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty. That means new advance monthly payments of as much as $300 per child could begin flowing to lower-income families this summer. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP, File)

IRS chief expects new child payments to start this summer

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

IRS warns of phishing scam targeting colleges, universities

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. (NerdWallet via AP, File)

Liz Weston: If you need to find tax help, try DIY first

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats work to fix mistakes in coronavirus relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania follows IRS in delaying tax deadline to May 17

Associated Press

This Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, file photo shows part of a 1040 federal tax form printed from the Internal Revenue Service website, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

IRS pushing tax filing deadline to May 17, House Dems announce

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

IRS will delay tax filing due date until May 17

By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2020 file photo, 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 San Antonio. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday, March 12, 2021 that processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun, with the aim of having the first payments start showing up in bank accounts this weekend. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)FILE

Stimulus payments on the way, IRS says

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press

This May 8, 2008, photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies in Philadelphia. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday, March 12, 2021, that processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun, with the aim of having the first payments start showing up in bank accounts this weekend. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Illustration on the proposed Family Securities Act by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Mitt Romney’s child allowance proposal helps low-income families and simplifies the tax code

By Travis Nix