Gutting the IRS

Who Wins When a Crucial Agency Is Defunded

A multiyear campaign to slash the IRS budget has left it understaffed and on the defensive. That’s been good news for tax cheats, the rich, and big corporations — but not for the poor.

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by Paul Kiel

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The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher.

by Paul Kiel

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The IRS Tried to Crack Down on Rich People Using an “Abusive” Tax Deduction. It Hasn’t Gone So Well.

by Peter Elkind

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IRS: Sorry, but It’s Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor

by Paul Kiel

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It’s Getting Worse: The IRS Now Audits Poor Americans at About the Same Rate as the Top 1%

by Paul Kiel

May 30, 2019, 10:16 am EDT
¿En qué parte de los Estados Unidos es más probable que el IRS lleve a cabo auditorías?

por Paul Kiel y Hannah Fresques

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You Can’t Tax the Rich Without the IRS

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por Paul Kiel y Jesse Eisinger

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How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups

by Maya Miller

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The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.

by Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel

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by Paul Kiel and Hannah Fresques

April 1, 2019, 3:00 pm EDT
Americans Dodge $660 Billion in Taxes Each Year — And It’s Probably Getting Worse

by Lucas Waldron

December 12, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger

December 12, 2018, 5:00 am EST
How the IRS Was Gutted

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger

December 11, 2018, 5:00 am EST
You Don’t Earn Much and You’re Being Audited by the IRS. Now What?

by Paul Kiel

October 4, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
How Are Things at the IRS? Help Us Get the Real Story.

by ProPublica

October 1, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
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by Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel

October 1, 2018, 5:00 am EDT

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Senators Question KPMG Role in Microsoft Profit-Shifting Scheme

Lawmakers Just Confronted the IRS Over Tax Audits That Target the Poor

Alabama Senator to the IRS: Stop Picking on the South

Senators Urge IRS to Focus on Big-Time Tax Cheats, Citing ProPublica Stories

How a Maneuver in Puerto Rico Led to a $29 Billion Tax Bill for Microsoft

Has the IRS Hit Bottom?

Who’s Afraid of the IRS? Not Facebook.

The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher.

The IRS Tried to Crack Down on Rich People Using an “Abusive” Tax Deduction. It Hasn’t Gone So Well.

IRS: Sorry, but It’s Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor

It’s Getting Worse: The IRS Now Audits Poor Americans at About the Same Rate as the Top 1%

¿En qué parte de los Estados Unidos es más probable que el IRS lleve a cabo auditorías?

You Can’t Tax the Rich Without the IRS

¿Qué personas tienen mayor probabilidad de ser sometidas a auditoría? ¿Alguien que gane $20 mil dólares o alguien que gane $400 mil?

How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups

The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.

Where in the U.S. Are You Most Likely to Be Audited by the IRS?

Americans Dodge $660 Billion in Taxes Each Year — And It’s Probably Getting Worse

Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?

How the IRS Was Gutted

You Don’t Earn Much and You’re Being Audited by the IRS. Now What?

How Are Things at the IRS? Help Us Get the Real Story.

After Budget Cuts, the IRS’ Work Against Tax Cheats Is Facing “Collapse”

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