The Latest Breaking News from the Internal Revenue Service

Every year, millions of Americans dread the moment they have to deal with the Internal Revenue Service. Whether it’s filing taxes, managing an audit, or simply trying to make sense of deductions, the system feels deliberately confusing. While the IRS isn’t necessarily hiding secrets in a malicious way, there are…

When most people hear “IRS,” their first reaction is a shiver down the spine. The Internal Revenue Service has a reputation for being intimidating, and for good reason—no one wants to get on the wrong side of a tax audit. But what if the IRS isn’t always the villain in…

If you think the government will only use these tools to track illegal immigrants, think again.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, and some media outlets have reported that the Internal Revenue Service is taking steps in that direction.

In the last few months DOGE has pursued immigration-related data across the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, Rhian Lubin reports

It’s not the reform we need, but it’s welcome relief from ravenous and unpopular tax collectors.

Agreement between IRS and DHS will give unprecedented access to immigration enforcers to aid in deportations

The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. That's according to a document signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area.

The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are working on an agreement under which the IRS would use the tax data of people suspected of being in the country illegally in order to authenticate names and addresses.

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. This access has sparked fears about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and privacy violations. Another concern has received far less attention: the potential use…