Tag: IRS

Inflation Reduction Act Is the Problem, Not the Solution

Commentary A central pillar of the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act is the $80 billion going to the IRS to hire some 87,000 new agents, doubling the current force, to chase down U.S. taxpayers who allegedly are not meeting their tax obligations. The rationale is we have a large national budget deficit—that is, government is bringing…


An IRS That’s Armed and Dangerous

Commentary The Biden administration has a lot of nerve proposing to double the budget of the Internal Revenue Service and add 87,000 employees. This plan is set to become law as part of the soon-to-be-enacted Inflation Reduction Act. And it comes around the same time as the outrageous FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s…


Former IRS Whisteblower Says Middle Class Americans Will Be Targeted Under Inflation Reduction Act

A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower has said that the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will see the government target middle-income Americans with increased scrutiny and audits. William Henck previously worked as a lawyer for the IRS for 20 years until 2017, when he was terminated for allegedly revealing sensitive information to the media about how the IRS had reportedly…


Former IRS Whistleblower Says Middle Class Americans Will Be Targeted Under Inflation Reduction Act

A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower has said that the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will see the government target middle-income Americans with increased scrutiny and audits. William Henck previously worked as a lawyer for the IRS for 20 years until 2017, when he was terminated for allegedly revealing sensitive information to the media about how the IRS had reportedly…


Obama’s National Security Force Becomes a Reality

Commentary Along strict party lines, with Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote, the U.S. Senate passed the Democrats’ misnamed “Inflation Reduction Act” on Aug. 7, which they claim is “a landmark climate, health care and tax bill,” and which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) calls “life-changing legislation.” The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill…


It’s ‘Guaranteed’ Americans Earning Less Than $400,000 Will Be Hounded by IRS: Rep. Scalise

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) said that the Democrat spending bill that boosts IRS funding is “guaranteed” to squeeze more tax revenue from middle- and lower-income Americans despite Biden administration insistence that households making less than $400,000 won’t face higher taxes or audit rates. Scalise, who is the House Republican whip, made the remarks on the…


IRS, Still Searching for Leaker of Billionaires’ Tax Returns, Set to Hire 87,000 More Staff

As Washington Democrats are about to hire 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees, those who allegedly leaked the returns of multiple billionaires a year ago are still roaming free the halls of the tax agency. The $80 billion in additional IRS funding for “enforcement” passed the House on Aug. 12 and is on the…


Supercharged IRS Will Collect $20 Billion More From Americans Making Less Than $400,000 Under Inflation Reduction Act: Report

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee say they have received information from the non-partisan scorekeeper at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) challenging the Biden administration’s narrative that Americans making less than $400,000 a year won’t see higher IRS audit rates. The remarks came in an Aug. 12 statement that was published as the…


Missouri AG Questions Need for Potentially Armed IRS Army

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt wants answers from the IRS commissioner on why the IRS needs an army of potentially armed new agents. Schmitt, who is a Republican Senatorial Candidate, sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig on Aug. 11,questioning the agency’s massive expansion plans that include hiring 87,000 more IRS employees over…