What the Changing IRS Workforce Means for Taxpayers
Talking Tax2 Apr 2025

What the Changing IRS Workforce Means for Taxpayers

The hard-charging effort led by billionaire Elon Musk to reshape the federal workforce at the IRS and other agencies might lead to lasting changes. But what it means for taxpayers still isn't fully realized. Some efforts to buy out or fire employees have been postponed until after the filing season ends in April, and are facing legal action. Ending taxpayer assistance center leases and reducing the number of taxpayer assistance staff who can answer phones will mean backsliding in improved service levels, former National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson warns. On this episode of Talking Tax, Olson talks to Bloomberg Tax reporter Chris Cioffi about the potential for brain drain at the agency amid a wave of resignations and whether major upheaval might lead to an erosion in taxpayer trust. They also tackle the danger of taxpayer data privacy violations as Musk's Treasury Department team gains access to the department's payment systems. Do you have feedback on this episode of Talking Tax? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

Episoder(431)

Help Wanted: Top Job at IRS Open After Confirmed Chief Splits

Help Wanted: Top Job at IRS Open After Confirmed Chief Splits

One of the most unwanted jobs in Washington is now up for grabs—again. President Donald Trump's IRS commissioner, Billy Long, exited as the head role last week and is expected to be nominated as t...

13 Aug 202512min

Tariffs Draw All Hands—Tax and Others—to the Executive Suite

Tariffs Draw All Hands—Tax and Others—to the Executive Suite

It’s been four months since the Trump administration announced its “Liberation Day” tariffs, and companies are still scrambling to make sense of what it means for their operations and tax planning. ...

1 Aug 202514min

Small Business, Trusts Brace for Phaseout of Paper Tax Refunds

Small Business, Trusts Brace for Phaseout of Paper Tax Refunds

Millions of taxpayers used to getting paper checks from the Treasury Department will soon have to find another way to get their money as the agency phases out paper refunds. The Treasury will send ...

30 Jul 202513min

Trump Administration Signals Changing Standards for Tax-Exempts

Trump Administration Signals Changing Standards for Tax-Exempts

Tax-exempt organizations are closely watching the Trump administration to see if it makes good on its intention to alter standards around claiming tax-free status. The IRS gave a green light to ch...

23 Jul 202515min

The Tax Bill's Obscure Breaks and the Road Ahead for Congress

The Tax Bill's Obscure Breaks and the Road Ahead for Congress

Tax breaks for whale captains in Alaska and spaceport builders were among the lower-profile perks included in the GOP's $3.4 trillion tax-and-spending law enacted this month. The policies were nec...

16 Jul 202514min

What Latin America Can Teach About Tariffs, Transfer Pricing

What Latin America Can Teach About Tariffs, Transfer Pricing

Multinational corporations have been hustling to make sense of the flurry of US tariff policy changes this year, and figure out how to factor that into their transfer pricing. One place that's bee...

9 Jul 202513min

What the G7 Did to the Global Tax Pact, and What Comes Next

What the G7 Did to the Global Tax Pact, and What Comes Next

The fate of the OECD-led global tax deal was rocked this week after the US and its Group of Seven allies came to an understanding that would exempt American companies from two key parts of the global ...

2 Jul 202517min

US Audit Board’s Role Still Sparks Debate Two Decades Post-Enron

US Audit Board’s Role Still Sparks Debate Two Decades Post-Enron

Congress is reconsidering the accounting guardrails it put in place more than two decades ago to ensure investors can trust the revenues and asset values listed companies publish. Republican budget...

25 Jun 202529min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
stopp-verden
forklart
aftenpodden-usa
i-retten
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
popradet
det-store-bildet
rss-gukild-johaug
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-ness
fotballpodden-2
hanna-de-heldige
aftenbla-bla
nokon-ma-ga
grasoner-den-nye-kalde-krigen
frokostshowet-pa-p5
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk