NEW: Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act funding for the IRS, the agency is reporting it has collected $520 million in back taxes from around 1,000 delinquent millionaires and billionaires.

That's spells good news for investments in services everyday Americans rely on 👏

FACT: During the 2024 Filing Season, the IRS answered over 1 million more calls than in the 2023 Filing Season, while maintaining an average wait time of just over three minutes.

👏 And it's all thanks to Inflation Reduction Act funding for the IRS 👏

If Trump and Republicans cut taxes for the rich again, the rest of us will absolutely be forced to pay for it.

Their tax cut extensions are set to cost around $4 trillion.

That will turn into cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and lots of other stuff—real quick.

Pay attention.

'It’s time to fully fund the IRS to make Direct File a permanent fixture of American tax administration and meet the needs of taxpayers everywhere.'

igorvolsky joins More Perfect Union to explain how a fully-funded IRS is delivering for taxpayers with Direct File — WATCH:

NEW: Advocates are applauding the IRS’ announcement that the agency will ramp up enforcement against ultra-wealthy tax cheats.

igorvolsky, Groundwork Action's Executive Director, released the following statement: betterirs.org/wp-content/upl…

.Intuit and H&R Block made tax filing more confusing with shoddy AI chatbots, which gave awful advice to those desperate for help on their tax returns.

Meanwhile, IRS chatbots were programmed with 832,000 use cases — with plenty of real people on the phone lines ready to help.

Congratulations to Lindsay Owens on being recognized by Washingtonian 🌸 as one of DC's Most Influential People of 2024 in Economic Policy!

Her talent & vision for building a stronger, fairer economy keep us going every day. Read more & see the full list: washingtonian.com/2024/05/02/was…

NEW: The IRS’s free tax filing pilot was a huge success, despite TurboTax and H&R Block’s efforts to block it.

Direct File saved people $5.6 million in tax prep and $90 million in refunds. In just 12 states.

Now we need to fully fund the IRS to make it permanent and nationwide.

And it's proof that Inflation Reduction Act funding for the IRS is working — and it's delivering for the American people.

This just in: More than half of Americans disapprove of the Trump Tax Scam — and are ready to turn the page.

The overwhelming majority of Americans participating in free online tax filing services from the IRS were 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied.'

In other words, it's been a massive success. It's time to protect funding for the IRS and take free filing nationwide in 2025.

IRS Direct File was a massive success — period. It’s time to take it nationwide.

👏 it’s 👏 a 👏 scam 👏
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.Paul Krugman: 'Stop calling Donald Trump a populist. He has, after all, never demonstrated any inclination to help working Americans, and his economic policies really didn’t help — his 2017 tax [scam], in particular, was a giveaway to the wealthy.' nytimes.com/2024/04/29/opi…

This week, Secretary Janet Yellen testified before Ways and Means Democrats and championed the benefits of a modern IRS, all made possible thanks to Inflation Reduction Act funding for the agency.

TODAY: Secretary Janet Yellen appeared before the House Ways & Means Cmte to talk about the success of #DirectFile . Watch a few highlights, including an exchange with Rep. Linda Sánchez about how #DirectFile is helping to create a more equitable tax system. In CA alone 33K filers used it! ⬇️

The benefits of corporate rate cuts in the Trump tax law did not trickle down.

One study found that “earnings do not change for workers in the bottom 90%.'

More from jean ross here: americanprogress.org/article/the-ta…