IRS, DOGE and tax

'Nothing like I've ever seen before': IRS workers laid off amid DOGE cuts
Many IRS workers have been laid off amid nationwide spending cuts from DOGE. National Treasury Employees Union Kansas City Chapter President Shannon Ellis, who represents IRS workers, joins Ali Vitali to share how those impacted are responding.
What does DOGE's IRS shake-up mean for tax season?
DOGE wants access to filers’ data, and the commerce secretary says Trump wants to scrap the IRS. But filing a return remains mandatory — the earlier the better, tax advisers say.
How DOGE’s Access To IRS Data Puts Taxpayer Information At Risk
While DOGE says it needs taxpayer data to search out "waste, fraud, and abuse," such a move puts at risk personal information on more than 150 million tax filers.
DOGE’s next target: IRS
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DOGE Reportedly Begins Chipping Away At IRS’s Legion Of Tax Collectors
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) fired dozens of Denver employees Thursday, beginning President Donald Trump’s broader purge of the agency’s
IRS begins layoffs, as DOGE cuts collide with tax season
The IRS started laying off employees on Thursday, just as tax season kicks in to high gear. Why it matters: The terminations, reportedly of 6,000 relatively new workers at the agency, are part of President Trump's broader purge of the federal workforce.
DOGE now targeting layoffs at IRS during tax season
Another round of federal job cuts is coming. However, this time it's to the agency responsible for actually bringing money to the government— the IRS.
Potential unemployment surge at the IRS as DOGE layoffs loom
As the IRS prepares for potential layoffs of thousands, uncertainty looms around the impact of the DOGE on American taxpayers and refunds.
Treasury agrees to block DOGE’s access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
The Trump White House and Treasury Department officials have reached an agreement to limit DOGE's access to IRS data, citing ...
Treasury, White House agree to limits on DOGE’s access to IRS data
The DOGE efforts at the IRS come as the Trump administration is moving to drastically reduce the size of the tax collection ...
IRS Taxpayer Data Is Tightly Restricted By Law. Will This Stop Trump, Musk And DOGE From Gaining Access?
Nixon Administration abuses led to the passage of strict tax privacy laws. That’s one reason moves by DOGE to access ...
DOGE’s request for IRS data systems access may pose risks to tax filers
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — the special entity created by President Donald Trump and run by Elon Musk to ...
There’s buzz around a $5,000 DOGE dividend, but this tax refund faces a lot of hurdles
President Donald Trump and top adviser Elon Musk have signaled interest in a proposed payout to taxpayers that would be ...
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
The unusual request could put sensitive data about millions of American taxpayers in the hands of Trump political appointees.
IRS firings have begun. Tax evasion enforcement could be hit especially hard.
Firings are focused on new hires, many of whom investigate fraud and evasion.
GOP lawmakers hear about 'real consequences' of DOGE cuts
IRS offices are reporting layoffs amid tax season. Now, many Americans are feeling the impact of President Trump and Elon ...