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Trump admin IRS cuts 'don't add up,' former commissioners write in op-ed

  • Former IRS commissioners criticized Trump for cutting 6,700 IRS workers during tax season, highlighting the detrimental impact on tax collection efficiency.
  • They noted that the government currently loses approximately $700 billion annually in uncollected taxes, stressing the importance of maintaining IRS capacity.
  • As of February, 49% of IRS staff were frequent teleworkers, raising concerns about productivity.
  • Tax Attorney Adam Brewer suggested that electronic tax filers would likely not see their returns affected by Trump's layoffs.
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Trump admin IRS cuts 'don't add up,' former commissioners write in op-ed

Seven former commissioners of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have spoken out against what they call "aggressive" cuts to the agency’s workforce under President Donald Trump, saying the move at the tax-collecting agency could increase the nation’s deficit.In an op-ed for The New York Times, former commissioners Lawrence Gibbs, Fred Goldberg, Charles Rossotti, Mark Everson, John Koskinen, Charles Rettig and Daniel Werfel, wrote that "making dr…

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NOBODY LIKES YOU: NYT Finds 7 Grouchy Former IRS Chiefs to Kvetch Over DOGE Cuts

The New York Times acted like getting former IRS commissioners to bellyache over President Donald Trump’s cuts to one of the most hated agencies in Washington was some kind of a flex.

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Former IRS chiefs warn of tax season delays

A group of former commissioners at the Internal Revenue Service is sounding the alarm about the thousands of layoffs at the agency in the midst of tax season.

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