NOT PAYING TAXES ONLY DELAYS THE INEVITABLE. THIS ADMINISTRATION ONLY HAS UNTIL 2028.
“Decreasing criminal enforcement… signals an indifference to cheating and insults the millions of honest filers who pay the taxes they owe,” said one tax law expert.
The Trump administration has assigned over 20 IRS agents to patrol alongside city police officers in Washington, D.C., as part of the president’s plan to reduce crime in the capital, according to a report by Reuters. Additionally, Reuters noted that the U.S. Department of Justice closed its Tax Division, resulting in a significant turnover, with one-third or more of the criminal lawyers who worked there resigning.
The report indicated that the Trump administration has made significant cuts to the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigation unit and has also reassigned some agents from that unit to focus more on immigration cases.
The report noted that US attorneys’ offices are unlikely to enforce tax laws effectively, as over 1,000 lawyers have left this year, double the usual rate. David Hubbert from NYU’s Tax Law Center commented to Reuters.
Reuters reported that the US Department of Justice closed its Tax Division, resulting in the resignation of a third or more of the criminal lawyers who worked there.
Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security.
The IRS generally has 10 years from the assessment date to collect unpaid taxes from you.