Some 215,000 federal government employees failed to pay their federal taxes in 2024, and the collective tab has reached $2.1 billion, according to a report released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
The IRS paid out $213 million in Earned Income Tax Credits to roughly 67,000 tax filers using nonwork Social Security numbers, money the agency's own inspector general says should never have gone out the door.
More than 1,000 IRS employees violated the terms of the agency's student loan repayment program, according to a new audit released Monday by the IRS inspector general.
A federal judge ruled that the IRS illegally disclosed taxpayer information relating to ICE, although a separate judge earlier this week permitted the agency to continue sharing data with immigration enforcement.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can continue sharing data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), will now also serve as CEO of the Internal Revenue Service, the Treasury Department announced Monday. This dual appointment comes at a pivotal time, with the IRS facing a staffing crisis, looming regulatory deadlines, and the pressures of a government shutdown.
Federal authorities in Los Angeles are actively investigating who may be financially backing the ongoing anti-ICE riots that have rocked the city since June 6. Tyler Hatcher, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Division for Los Angeles, confirmed during a Tuesday press conference that his agency is tracing money trails in an effort to disrupt financial networks fueling the violence.
