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A security camera is installed as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand guard in front of protesters outside Delaney Hall on May 29, 2026 in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Appeals court keeps block on IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said some of the Trump administration’s arguments were “weak sauce” and the data-sharing “indisputably contravenes” privacy law.
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel speaks during an event on Aug. 2, 2023, in McLean, Va. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also attended the event and spoke on “the significant progress that’s been made on modernizing the IRS and improving taxpayer service in the first year of the Inflation Reduction Act.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Inflation Reduction Act funds dwindling, but IRS still has billions for tech

The tax agency has spent 64% of its funding from the 2022 law, but there’s another $8.6 billion remaining for technology and operations support, per a watchdog…
Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., embrace during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Democrats urge appeals court to keep block on ICE from using IRS data

An amicus brief led by Congressional Hispanic Caucus members made the case that the data-sharing pact violated privacy law and threatens federal revenue.
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hold a hearing on July 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Tech-focused taxpayer services bill clears Senate Finance Committee

The bipartisan IRS legislation contains 60-plus measures, covering everything from digitization of tax returns to online dashboards and callback technology.
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