DOGE caucus leader demands IRS crackdown as nearly 6K staff owe up to $46M in back taxes
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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the top Republican in the Senate's government efficiency (DOGE) caucus, is urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to conduct another audit of its current and former employees and contractors, who, as of May 2023, owed nearly $46 million in delinquent taxes.
Just under 6,000 IRS employees and contractors were audited to have not paid their taxes as of May 2023, with only about a third on payment plans, according to a Treasury inspector general report last year. Ernst requested the report at the time and sent a letter to the Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week urging him to "ensure that federal employees comply with the tax law in order to maintain the public’s confidence."
"In the era of DOGE, I hope the IRS can get its own house in order, before going after private citizens," Ernst said.
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