IRS Audit Revenue Plunged Following Mass Layoffs, Treasury Watchdog Finds
The IRS collected $6.5 billion from audits in fiscal 2025, down 35% after losing roughly 30% of its audit staff, TIGTA said.
10 Articles
10 Articles
IRS' Auditing Cash Cow Seems to Be Drying Up
Audit dollars at the IRS didn't just dip last year under President Trump—they nosedived, a new watchdog report finds. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says that revenue from IRS audits fell 35% in fiscal 2025, to $6.5 billion from $10 billion a year earlier, after the...
IRS Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump
“The amount of money the Internal Revenue Service collected from audits dropped dramatically last year after the Trump administration pushed out many of the agency’s employees, according to a watchdog report released on Monday,” the New York Times reports. “The report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, called TIGTA, showed that IRS audits […]
The IRS raised $6.5 billion for audits in fiscal year 2025, 35% less than a year earlier, while its compliance staff lost nearly 10,000 employees. TIGTA warns that the impact of the cuts could be deepened, although the agency is committed to artificial intelligence to detect evasion and fraud. *** Revenue from IRS audits fell 35%, from $10 billion to $6.5 billion, during fiscal year 2025. The staff dedicated to audits and collections dropped to …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
