Critical staffing cuts at the tax agency were postponed until after the filing season.

Republicans want to put a tax fraudster in charge of the IRS — and I wish that was just a figure of speech,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

Trump pick Billy Long’s confirmation “signals open season for wealthy tax cheats,” said Americans for Tax Fairness.

The IRS launched Direct File in 2024, offering US citizens a free, user-friendly online platform for filing federal income ...

In 1998, Congress took steps to protect the IRS from this kind of political pressure, and to preserve its independence. It was, Graetz says, "an overwhelming bipartisan effort to eliminate ...

The administration has ended free income tax filing, but that didn't stop the IRS from open-sourcing its frontend Direct File ...

The Internal Revenue Service has made a crucial move by open-sourcing much of its widely appreciated Direct File tax software ...

“Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness ...

He also offered reassurances to Democratic concerns that Trump might pressure the IRS to do his political bidding, including that he might order audits of perceived enemies. “If confirmed ...

Not-for-profit organizations that benefit from the tax exemption can lose it if they violate a number of rules, including for political activity. But a rescission would be a rare move by the IRS.

If the IRS ultimately revokes tax-exempt status, federal law gives nonprofits the right to file a lawsuit in United States Tax Court, or other federal courts. They can appeal all the way to the ...