it's not tax fraud if you bribe the IRS
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
it's not tax fraud if you bribe the IRS
The IRS is a tax agency we have to interact with, and also a key means that a lot of safety net programs (EITC, CTC) are delivered.
Since Trump took over, the IRS has
*lost 3/4ths of agency leadership
*one quarter of employees
*is now on its 8th leader
New leader has no experience, also leading SSA
Since Trump took over, the IRS has
*lost 3/4ths of agency leadership
*one quarter of employees
*is now on its 8th leader
New leader has no experience, also leading SSA
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The IRS is a tax agency we have to interact with, and also a key means that a lot of safety net programs (EITC, CTC) are delivered.
Since Trump took over, the IRS has
*lost 3/4ths of agency leadership
*one quarter of employees
*is now on its 8th leader
New leader has no experience, also leading SSA
Since Trump took over, the IRS has
*lost 3/4ths of agency leadership
*one quarter of employees
*is now on its 8th leader
New leader has no experience, also leading SSA
DOGE fired a lot of employees and right now even IRS admits they are shorthanded. The next tax season could be an unholy mess. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
DOGE fired a lot of employees and right now even IRS admits they are shorthanded. The next tax season could be an unholy mess. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
An estimated one-quarter of IRS tax evasion agents have been repurposed to immigration enforcement. Instead of tracking high-end tax evaders, they are looking for metro fare evaders. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
An estimated one-quarter of IRS tax evasion agents have been repurposed to immigration enforcement. Instead of tracking high-end tax evaders, they are looking for metro fare evaders. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
I'm doing research on Direct File at the moment, and DOGE people at IRS did not understand that they were firing the best tech talent *because all of those were probationary.*
We still don't have a good number of how many people were purged and under what conditions. Fells like we should know that.
We still don't have a good number of how many people were purged and under what conditions. Fells like we should know that.
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I'm doing research on Direct File at the moment, and DOGE people at IRS did not understand that they were firing the best tech talent *because all of those were probationary.*
We still don't have a good number of how many people were purged and under what conditions. Fells like we should know that.
We still don't have a good number of how many people were purged and under what conditions. Fells like we should know that.
Like many firms on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's hedge fund used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the IRS.
The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway.
Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Like many firms on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's hedge fund used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the IRS.
New at Can We Still Govern: The IRS is a key agency and its decline is emblematic of Trump-era mismanagement.
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
Five Questions for IRS CEO Frank Bisignano
The IRS has a new leader – maybe he can tell us whats happening
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: The IRS is a key agency and its decline is emblematic of Trump-era mismanagement.
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Eliis Chen lay out the questions that Democrats should be asking its new leader.
Incredibly informative piece.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/five-quest...
NEW from me & Ellis Chen on IRS oversight. What do we know and what we need to know about:
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
Five Questions for IRS CEO Frank Bisignano
The IRS has a new leader – maybe he can tell us whats happening
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
NEW from me & Ellis Chen on IRS oversight. What do we know and what we need to know about:
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
> IRS criminal investigations partnering with ICE
> what the 25% staffing cut means for tax refunds
> what has happened to IRS high-wealth audits
> Palantir's new contracts & your data privacy
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November 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said. w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said. w/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Well since the IRS is on furlough, who is gonna issue these checks?
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Well since the IRS is on furlough, who is gonna issue these checks?
Your reminder that Turbo Tax donated to Trump 🙂
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Your reminder that Turbo Tax donated to Trump 🙂
Trump’s tax chief and his Medicare administrator both took advantage of a tax dodge that the IRS has been trying to crack down on for years.
Trump Goons’ Jaw-Dropping Tax Dodge Scheme Exposed
The IRS has been trying to crack down on the maneuver for years.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Trump’s tax chief and his Medicare administrator both took advantage of a tax dodge that the IRS has been trying to crack down on for years.
Under Biden, the IRS launched a program for people to file their taxes FOR FREE (finally!)
Well, Trump ended it because TurboTax donated $1 million to him. This White House is just one big grift while the rest of us pay more for everything.
Well, Trump ended it because TurboTax donated $1 million to him. This White House is just one big grift while the rest of us pay more for everything.
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Under Biden, the IRS launched a program for people to file their taxes FOR FREE (finally!)
Well, Trump ended it because TurboTax donated $1 million to him. This White House is just one big grift while the rest of us pay more for everything.
Well, Trump ended it because TurboTax donated $1 million to him. This White House is just one big grift while the rest of us pay more for everything.
fun fact: the irs knew this was gonna happen and put the source on github like a year ago, it doesn't have 100% of the functionality since some of it was irs backend proprietary but it's been forked a bajillion times now
Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Always follow the money.
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
fun fact: the irs knew this was gonna happen and put the source on github like a year ago, it doesn't have 100% of the functionality since some of it was irs backend proprietary but it's been forked a bajillion times now
Time coming soon for mass petition to IRS to change Heritage Foundation designation from a 501(c)(3) --which allows tax-deductible donations -- to a political 501(c)(4), which does not.
Some have already registered complaints to IRS about Heritage Foundation for Project 2025.
Some have already registered complaints to IRS about Heritage Foundation for Project 2025.
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Time coming soon for mass petition to IRS to change Heritage Foundation designation from a 501(c)(3) --which allows tax-deductible donations -- to a political 501(c)(4), which does not.
Some have already registered complaints to IRS about Heritage Foundation for Project 2025.
Some have already registered complaints to IRS about Heritage Foundation for Project 2025.
Trump's IRS is Giving Out Tax Breaks Congress Didnt Create #ABlueView🧵1/3
The IRS is "effectively repealing" Biden's 2022 law requiring the ~80 most profitable companies pay at least some fed income tax," because, apparently, July's $4 trillion of tax cuts wasn't enough.
The IRS is "effectively repealing" Biden's 2022 law requiring the ~80 most profitable companies pay at least some fed income tax," because, apparently, July's $4 trillion of tax cuts wasn't enough.
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Trump's IRS is Giving Out Tax Breaks Congress Didnt Create #ABlueView🧵1/3
The IRS is "effectively repealing" Biden's 2022 law requiring the ~80 most profitable companies pay at least some fed income tax," because, apparently, July's $4 trillion of tax cuts wasn't enough.
The IRS is "effectively repealing" Biden's 2022 law requiring the ~80 most profitable companies pay at least some fed income tax," because, apparently, July's $4 trillion of tax cuts wasn't enough.
feds dont have a lot of visibility in regular people’s lives so its basically branding yourself as the IRS party. this is not a good messaging strategy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
feds dont have a lot of visibility in regular people’s lives so its basically branding yourself as the IRS party. this is not a good messaging strategy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In 2024, Tesla reported a profit of $7.1B but paid no corporate income tax—and it's legal. Corporations are forever telling the IRS their profits are low, even as they tell Wall Street that their profits are high.
Both Trump terms have been one business tax cut after another. trib.al/K4p0SVR
Both Trump terms have been one business tax cut after another. trib.al/K4p0SVR
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In 2024, Tesla reported a profit of $7.1B but paid no corporate income tax—and it's legal. Corporations are forever telling the IRS their profits are low, even as they tell Wall Street that their profits are high.
Both Trump terms have been one business tax cut after another. trib.al/K4p0SVR
Both Trump terms have been one business tax cut after another. trib.al/K4p0SVR
The White House paid about $60 and change for each of the Home Depot gold-painted wall decorations in Trump’s Ovaltine Office, but Trump will tell the IRS they’re valued at $60000 each and claimed he paid out of pocket. Bet.
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The White House paid about $60 and change for each of the Home Depot gold-painted wall decorations in Trump’s Ovaltine Office, but Trump will tell the IRS they’re valued at $60000 each and claimed he paid out of pocket. Bet.
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/no-sepa...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/no-sepa...
‘No Separation Between Church and State’: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/no-sepa...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/no-sepa...
Radio ad: Tired of hearing scary radio ads about the IRS...
Me: You had me at "tired of hearing radio ads." *turns off radio*
Me: You had me at "tired of hearing radio ads." *turns off radio*
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Radio ad: Tired of hearing scary radio ads about the IRS...
Me: You had me at "tired of hearing radio ads." *turns off radio*
Me: You had me at "tired of hearing radio ads." *turns off radio*