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Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The IRS loses up to $304 billion a year to fraud. It still has no antifraud strategy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, is photographed on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Appeals court rules IRS broke privacy laws in turning over records to ICE

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

IRS says it will deny tax-exempt status to private schools that practice affirmative action

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, is photographed on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Workers in IRS buyout kept hundreds of government computers, smartphones

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Cayman resident sentenced to 37 months for hiding $7 million from IRS

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service is in Washington, August 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

An unbelievable IRS persecution of an elderly farmer

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. The IRS is planning to launch a pilot program for a government-run, online tax filing system that’s free for all. After months of research, the IRS published a feasibility report on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, laying out taxpayer interest in direct file, how the system could work, its potential cost, operational challenges and more. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

WATCH: House probes IRS failure to nab tax dodgers in federal workforce

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., speaks, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

House probes IRS failure to nab tax dodgers in federal workforce; more than $6 billion owed

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A sign for the Internal Revenue Service building is pictured in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone, watchdog says

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, is photographed on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS overpaying supervisors to do grunt work after Trump budget cuts: Inspector general

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

A watchdog report flags security risks in the IRS-ICE taxpayer data-sharing deal

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Finance, Wednesday, June 3, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

IRS reportedly weighing adding non-U.S. citizen checkbox to tax forms

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President's cash-rich slush fund illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Do we still have a Constitution?

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Paying taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Wealth tax or stealth tax?

By Chuck Flint

This March 22, 2013, photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

215,000 federal workers were delinquent on their taxes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is photographed May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here’s how to apply

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Taxpayers have until July 10 to claim COVID-era IRS refund

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump’s lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president’s $10B lawsuit

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

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