Tag: Charles Rettig

IRS Official in Charge of 87,000 New Agents Played Key Role in Obama-Era Targeting Scandal

House Republicans say they will keep a “watchful eye” on the Internal Revenue Service official tapped to run the centralized office housing 87,000 incoming new agents because she has ties to the IRS’ targeting of tea party groups during the Obama administration. The Daily Signal first reported that IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig had appointed Nikole Flax, commissioner in charge…


IRS Chief Says $1 Trillion in Taxes Goes Uncollected Every Year

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government is losing some $1 trillion in unpaid taxes every year and needs more and consistent Internal Revenue Service funding to go after tax cheats, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said on Tuesday. Rettig told the Senate Finance Committee that the “tax gap”—the difference between taxes legally owed and revenue collected—has grown substantially since…