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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore in New York

IRS reportedly preparing to give Musk’s Doge agency access to taxpayer data

A man looks ahead while sitting in a crowd
Elon Musk at the Oval Office of the White House on 13 February. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

The US federal tax collection agency is reportedly preparing to give a team member of Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge), which has already gutted several federal agencies and sparked multiple lawsuits, access to personal taxpayer data.

The New York Times and the Washington Post both reported early on Monday that the Internal Revenue Service had received a request for access to a classified system that contains sensitive personal financial records.

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