Significant reductions in the IRS workforce appear to be increasing the number of 'no change' audit closures. The shift could potentially increase the overall tax gap — the difference between taxes ...

Billy Long to lead the IRS over the objections of Democrats, who cited his ties to firms hawking phony and fraudulent tax credits. Finance Chairman Michael D. Crapo, R-Idaho, in opening remarks ...

Billy Long faced withering questions from Senate Finance Committee Democrats over his post-congressional business activities during a hearing on his nomination to be IRS commissioner on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — A former congressman who sponsored legislation to abolish the IRS and is now the nominee to lead that agency faced pointed questions from senators Tuesday about his past promotion ...

The 2025 tax season has wrapped up, and the IRS is set to experience another gutting of its workforce this week — or is it? As many as 5,000 IRS employees reportedly accepted the Trump ...

Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

“IRS Commissioner Resigns” used to be an uncommon headline, but as of late, it’s one we’re seeing often. The latest resignation came earlier this month from acting Commissioner Melanie ...

The Trump administration is reportedly making plans to shut down the Internal Revenue Service's Direct File free tax prep system next year. The Associated Press reported Wednesday about the plans, ...

The IRS is planning to cut up to 40% of its workforce after Tuesday marked the official end of tax filing season, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News that has circulated among IRS ...

Today is Tax Day, and the brazen attack of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency against the federal government looms large over the IRS. The recent announcement that reductions in ...

This tax season has been rife with disruptions and layoffs set off by the Trump administration, now the president reportedly plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program. The program is ...

That trust was shattered Monday when the Trump administration told a court that the IRS had struck a deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “use its protected tax records to help ...