The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) representative committee has reportedly resigned to share undocumented immigrant tax data with homeland security officials following a new agreement between the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
Klaus has taken on the role of the IRS’ third leader since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, but she will recently resign from her position through a postponed resignation programme offered to agency employees. According to To the Washington Post. The decision was reportedly affected by the recent enforcement of a contract signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent and Homeland Security Secretary Christa Noem, allowing immigration officials to access private taxpayer information.
Before becoming a representative committee member on February 28th, Krause served as the IRS chief executive. Krause is preparing to leave the IRS by April 28th following the tax cut deadline. (Related: Howard Lutnick shares Trump’s plan to x IRS and move tax burdens to “outsiders”)
Washington DC – February 20: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Building will be seen in Washington DC on February 20, 2025. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
“Melanie Klaus has been leading the IRS through an age of extraordinary change. We are focusing on modernization and reorganizing our agencies to better serve taxpayers, so we are in the midst of breaking data silos that have long been causing waste, fraud, abuse, abuse and abuse, putting criminals on trial.” “We believe these goals are important for a more efficient government and safer country. We are glad that Melanie made the next effort.”
The IRS began drastic cuts in Trump’s workforce in February by firing dozens of Denver employees, primarily on probation, in several departments, such as collections and tax compliance, Axios reported. These layoffs are part of Trump’s initiatives made through Doge, reducing the federal workforce and curbing unnecessary spending.
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