There is, he noted, “no mythical army of IRS agents on the streets—it's really the opposite," citing a policy change ending most unannounced visits to taxpayers by agency revenue officers.

IRS Agents worked hard to get ahead in life and most of them simply aim to do their job. ... some taxpayers—or their representatives—begin the audit angry, defensive, and resistant to the process.

The push by DHS could pull resources away from tax enforcement efforts. Of roughly 100,000 employees, the IRS has approximately 2,100 criminal investigators who look into drug trafficking, money ...

The IRS may replace axed revenue agents with AI, as the Treasury proposes further budget and staff cuts. Prime Day Digital Culture Tech Science Life Social Good Entertainment Deals Shopping Games.

IRS Special Agent Patrick Bauer was accidentally shot and killed at a federal gun range in Phoenix on August 17, 2024. (via Tunnel to Towers Foundation) PHOENIX (CN) — A federal agent accused of ...

An Internal Revenue Service agent has been acquitted of involuntary manslaughter of a U.S. officer in the shooting death of a fellow agent after a training session at an Arizona gun range.

In March 2025, a rumor spread online that most of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents that U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired were forensic ...