Trump Pushes IRS to Identify Undocumented Immigrants
Officials are weighing separate ITIN codes that could require immigrants to reveal legal status and discourage tax filing, according to people familiar with the talks.
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White House analyzes tax changes to identify undocumented people, but faces judicial blockades
Trump Administration Pushes IRS to Identify Immigrants in the US Illegally
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is leaning on the Internal Revenue Service to upend how immigrants in the U.S. illegally can file their taxes, as officials discuss changes that could force people to tell the agency about their immigration status or disengage from the tax system entirely. At the center of the deliberations between Trump administration officials and the IRS, described by three people familiar with them, are potential changes…
Trump Pushes IRS to Identify Undocumented Immigrants
“The Trump administration is leaning on the Internal Revenue Service to upend how undocumented immigrants can file their taxes, as officials discuss changes that could force people to tell the agency about their immigration status or disengage from the tax system entirely,” the New York Times reports.
Photo: Depositphotos Archive Image As it did last year, the administration of President Donald Trump is discussing making modifications to the Taxpayer's Personal Identification Number (ITIN), which would consist of forcing foreigners to explicitly disclose their immigration status when declaring taxes. According to the media, the White House plans to reform the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a way to evolve its “self-deportation” strategy, d…
The new move of the Donald Trump administration seeks to turn the tax system into an extension of immigration control. On the table it is redesigning the ITIN—that fiscal number that allows millions without Social Security to declare taxes—to separate, label and potentially exhibit those who do not have legal status.In an article in The New York Times it is assured that the proposed change would mean differentiating ITINs from undocumented ones …
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