IRS failed for years to conduct ‘mandatory’ audits of Trump’s federal tax returns, House committee report finds
The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday. The report was published after the committee voted along party lines to release Trump's tax returns.
"Clearly, the mandatory audit program was dormant, at best, during the prior Administration," the report said.Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung blasted Democrats for releasing the former president’s tax information. “This unprecedented leak by lameduck Democrats is proof they are playing a political game they are losing,” he said. Cheung did not immediately respond Wednesday to messages seeking comment on the delayed audits and congressional questions about tax writeoffs.
Another internal IRS memo hinted at potential difficulties in handling one of Trump's tax filings. Noting the complexity of the return, the memo said to"do a thorough review of these returns we would need a team much larger than the current team.”
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