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“It is so troubling” an IRS source told CNN of the impending data-sharing with DHS. “We ask (undocumented immigrants) to pay their taxes and do the right thing, and in exchange we will only ...
Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...
With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...
The IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE that would allow immigration officials to use tax data for deportations, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
The IRS is reportedly ending the Direct File, but a report obtained via the Freedom of Information Act says that 94% of users rated their experience as “excellent” or “above average.” ...
Additionally, the potential elimination of the IRS's Direct File program could force taxpayers to rely on for-profit third-party companies for tax filing, raising further privacy and cost concerns.
Democratic U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez said in a statement: "Weaponizing the IRS for immigration enforcement is bad policy and terrible economics. Using taxpayer data to target immigrants may ...
The Internal Revenue Service has released to the public the vast majority of the code used to develop its Direct File program, theoretically allowing anyone to build their own versions of the software ...
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), under the leadership of Elon Musk, is planning a significant transformation of the IRS data system. A hackathon is scheduled for next week in ...
In a recent video call, DHS officials told IRS officials they needed access to their data to help them locate up to 7 million suspected undocumented immigrants – an eye-popping figure that ...