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Hegseth faces IRS audit over massive tax debt that he says is a "total sham"

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday revealed that he and his wife are getting audited by the IRS for $33,558 in what ...
CNET

Not Much Is Scarier Than Getting a Letter from the IRS. Here's Why You Might

Danni Santana spent nine years as an editor and business journalist covering industries including sports, retail, restaurants, and personal finance. He is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate ...
Washington Examiner

IRS audit report finds employees owe $50 million in back taxes: ‘Double standard’

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is pushing for a regular audit of the Internal Revenue Service after a new inspector general report found that nearly 6,000 employees owe nearly $50 million in back taxes. The ...
U.S. News & World Report

Are Your Chances of Getting Audited Lower in 2025?

Taxpayers are typically worried they'll get audited for making mistakes on their returns, but audits are historically rare. The Trump administration reduced the number of IRS employees, so there is a ...
The Hill

So you’re getting audited by the IRS. What should you do next?

The just-completed tax season is plunking another 160 million tax returns on the IRS’s front doorstep. And if you reported more than $400,000 in income, the likelihood you’re going to be audited will ...
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IRS’s AI system to flag returns for audit may include unintended bias, report finds

A view of the IRS headquarters. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images) The IRS’s primary tool for flagging tax returns for audit is a “first-wave” AI system that includes inputs from humans, ...