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‘AI boom’ will make up for IRS workforce cuts, Treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent told House lawmakers that better IT and artificial intelligence will “enhance collections” at the tax agency, ...
Bessent says $2 billion cut from IRS technology budget without disruptions
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration has cut $2 billion from the IRS information ...
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Some Republicans question Trump’s IRS budget cuts
Since Trump took office, the IRS has also reportedly decided to cut its free, online tax filing service and paused much of ...
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What else is 'unacceptable and wasteful' at the IRS?
Pa., weighs in on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's vow to end the politicization of IRS audits and the NIH's 'abuse' of ...
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Trade deals possible this week but no talks with China; Scott Bessent testimony takeaways
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump ... Bessent told the House panel that the Internal Revenue Service spent around $450 million on paper processing with 6,500 ...
Treasury’s Bessent heads to Hill as tax bill sputters
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who’s been a vocal ambassador for his boss’s fiscal agenda, will be on Capitol Hill starting Tuesday to defend the administration’s “skinny” budget issued last week.