Former IRS Leader Warns DOGE Cuts Risk Billions in Lost Tax Revenue

Former IRS Leader Warns DOGE Cuts Risk Billions in Lost Tax Revenue

The former acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service has voiced serious concerns about the aggressive budget reductions and automation initiatives pushed by the Department of Government Efficiency, warning that such measures could undermine the agency’s ability to collect taxes effectively and serve the public. In an interview reported by Fortune, the official described how sharp funding cuts combined with rushed technology upgrades mi…

'It’s hard to know exactly what the objective of DOGE was': Former IRS boss warns Elon Musk’s cuts to the tax agency will be felt in years to come

Beginning in February 2025, DOGE slashed more than a quarter of the IRS’s 100,000-person workforce.