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From the Washington Examiner: Over 800 Internal Revenue Service employees still owe millions in back taxes despite heavy criticism from Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), who is hoping the level of tax waste will be squashed by billionaire Elon Musk, the newly tapped co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency.
In a letter to the Iowa senator sent on Nov. 8 and shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner, the IRS noted that of the 2,044 employees who reported having balances totaling more than $12 million, 860 employees still have not paid overdue taxes. Only 20 of the 70 employees who “willfully evaded” paying their taxes were removed.
“We haven’t seen a tax revolt like this since the Boston Tea Party,” Ernst said in a statement. “If hardworking Americans dodge taxes, they are faced with steep fines and imprisonment, but it appears that tax collectors in Washington believe those rules are for thee but not for me.”
A July report, requested by Ernst, found over 5,800 IRS and contractor employees owed nearly $50 million in overdue taxes. Only 20 of the agency’s employees who failed to pay taxes were terminated.
A press release by Ernst also announced that the IRS audit revealed:
Over 500 former IRS employees with tax compliance issues or conduct and performance problems, including criminal misconduct, sexual misconduct, inability to perform duties, fighting and assault, and unauthorized access to tax return information, have been rehired by the agency and its contractors. Of these, 282 rehires had multiple previously documented conduct and performance issues.
The IRS is reminding hardworking Americans to pay their taxes while ignoring the fact that over 5,800 of its employees owe nearly $50 million in back taxes.
My Audit the IRS Act requires these agents to pay their taxes or be fired ASAP! https://t.co/lhzoBAqJNY
— Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) September 9, 2024
This is how .@TheDemocrats think of us deplorables … Rules For Thee Not For Me …https://t.co/sHSZ9m6VFt #DemocratsAreCrooks …
— Steve Austin (@ABPosse007) July 31, 2024
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