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The shift comes after the Trump administration pushed out roughly a quarter of the I.R.S. work force and cut the agency’s budget, weakening the government’s ability to conduct time-intensive audits.
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The Trump administration reduced the IRS workforce by roughly a quarter and cut its budget.
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News Article
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{
    "organization": "Internal Revenue Service",
    "administration": "Trump Administration"
}
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Government US Politics Budget
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04118241-5abe-483e-a475-e2d9f020eb3b
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September 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM (3 weeks ago)

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Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/16/business/trump-irs-tax-gap.html

The Trump administration has delayed the publication of the annual IRS estimate of unpaid taxes, making it difficult to assess the fiscal cost of the decline in the agency's ability to audit the rich. This delay is part of a broader pattern of the administration stopping or changing federal data measurements.

Tax Policy IRS Trump Administration Tax Gap Government Transparency Audits Fiscal Policy

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