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Watchdog Audit: Thousands of IRS Workers Owe Back Taxes

A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audit found that 5,807 IRS employees and contractors owed nearly $50 million in unpaid taxes.

• More than 3,300 current IRS employees owed about $20 million.
• Thousands were not on repayment plans.
• Only about 20 employees were removed after being identified as tax violators.
• Continue reading… The report also stated that hundreds of former IRS workers with prior misconduct histories were rehired, including individuals cited for criminal or disciplinary violations.

  Sen. Joni Ernst, who requested the audit, criticized the findings and proposed legislation that would require annual tax-compliance checks for IRS staff and mandate termination for employees who willfully fail to pay taxes.

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