The Internal Revenue Service has fewer auditors now than any time since WWII. Enforcement staff alone have shed 15,000 employees over the past decade.
Author: Michael Collins, USA TODAY
Biden offers condolences, federal resources to areas ravaged by devastating tornadoes
President Biden said he plans to travel to areas hit by devastating tornadoes but will wait until he’s certain visit won’t impede recovery efforts.
‘A matter of fundamental fairness’: Same-sex couples could get tax break under Build Back Better plan
Supporters say proposed change in federal tax law would correct an injustice and give married gay couples same benefits as heterosexuals.
US to release 50M barrels from strategic oil reserve amid soaring gas prices
President Joe Biden has been under mounting political pressure to provide relief from higher gas prices and soaring inflation
‘Vaccine requirements work’: White House says 95% of federal employees have complied with vaccine mandate
Federal employees have until the end of Monday to get a least one dose of the coronavirus vaccination or request a medical or religious exemption.
Biden wants to give the IRS more money to chase wealthy tax cheats. Will it work?
President Joe Biden is looking to pump $80 billion into the IRS to help the agency target rich tax evaders and pay for his Build Back Better plan.
‘No slam-dunk solution’: What can Joe Biden do to tame soaring inflation?
President Joe Biden’s options for slowing inflation are limited as consumer prices surge to their highest level in 30 years, economists say.
G-20: Prince Charles warns Glasgow summit is last chance to save planet
President Joe Biden says a new agreement that drops tariffs on aluminum and steel between the US and EU would also help fight climate change.
COVID-19, corporate taxes, Iran nuclear deal on Biden’s agenda for Day One of G-20 summit
The G-20 summit that opens Saturday in Rome will mark the first time in two years that some of the world’s most powerful leaders have met in person.
In meeting with France’s Macron, Biden says U.S. was ‘clumsy’ handling nuclear submarine deal
“It was not done with a lot of grace,” Biden conceded, adding that he thought France had been informed of the deal.