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IRS building system to share taxpayer data with ICE

IRS building system to share taxpayer data with ICE

The IRS is developing an automated system to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "on demand" access to taxpayer addresses, an unprecedented incursion into confidential tax data, according to ProPublica’s reporting and recently unsealed court records. Last month, acting IRS general counsel Andrew De Mello was ousted

IRS sanctions pulpit endorsements

IRS sanctions pulpit endorsements

I missed this; historically, religious leaders risked losing their 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status should they proselytize for political candidates in their role as religious leaders. Now, in a major development for church-state relations, the IRS has indicated it will not enforce a long-standing ban preventing houses of worship from

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 14 May 2025

First, a note on governmentwide contract savings While I shed few tears for Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, et al., I can assure you the Big Four will not see reduced margins owing to GSA-driven contract savings (first story, below). Only four CPA firms with management consultancies are trusted by markets