Acting IRS chief counsel Paul is, according to the sources, being demoted from his position and replaced by Andrew De Mello. The sources are reported to have said that Paul was removed because he clashed with DOGE’s alleged push to share tax information with multiple agencies.

The move could make it easier for the tax agency to share its trove of confidential taxpayer data with others in the government.

The Internal Revenue Service’s top lawyer has reportedly been demoted as Elon Musk’s DOGE agency continues its push to get access to confidential taxpayer data. William Paul, the IRS’ acting chief counsel,