IRS cuts cost much more than they save, further growing the deficit, experts say - The Badger Project

IRS cuts cost much more than they save, further growing the deficit, experts say - The Badger Project

Local governments and nonprofits in Wisconsin could also suffer if federal revenue shrinks.

IRS workforce cuts: Lack of tax enforcement costs much more than they save, experts say

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, headed by the now-departed Elon Musk, said its aim was to save money. But cutting the workforce of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which enforces tax law and collects nearly all of the federal government’s revenue, means that the reductions will actually end up costing the government much more than they save, experts say. This story also appeared in The Badger Project …