Elon Musk's DOGE Begins IRS Audit

[sanman]

DOGE is now auditing the IRS - turnabout is fairplay, is it not?

Elon Musk's DOGE begins IRS audit. What to know

A Musk aide entered the IRS offices in Washington for the first time on Thursday, raising concerns over cuts to the tax agency.

www.newsweek.com

Elon Musk's DOGE Begins IRS Audit

At least one member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) visited the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices in Washington on Thursday as Elon Musk's cost-cutting group prepares to audit the agency.

It was the first time a Musk aide had entered the building, raising fears of cuts to the tax collecting agency, which has long been a target of Republicans.

Trump signs off on DOGE audit of IRS - Washington Examiner

Trump has long railed against the IRS, repeatedly claiming on the 2024 campaign trail that the office improperly targets conservatives for political reasons.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Trump signs off on DOGE audit of IRS

President Donald Trump on Thursday threw his support behind the Department of Government Efficiency investigation into alleged fraud and waste at the Internal Revenue Service.

Trump has long railed against the IRS, repeatedly claiming on the 2024 campaign trail that the office improperly targets conservatives for political reasons. After entering office in January, the president proposed closing down the IRS and replacing it with a new External Revenue Office. The president and his allies claim that revenue coming in from new Trump-era tariffs would sufficiently offset the loss of federal income taxes.

 

[sanman]

 

[BirdinHand]

I bet they’ll find there are too many IRS audits of corporations and high income individuals!

Probably need more audits of poor people instead.

 

[lynnwinslow]

DOGE is now auditing the IRS - turnabout is fairplay, is it not?

Elon Musk's DOGE begins IRS audit. What to know

A Musk aide entered the IRS offices in Washington for the first time on Thursday, raising concerns over cuts to the tax agency.

www.newsweek.com

Trump signs off on DOGE audit of IRS - Washington Examiner

Trump has long railed against the IRS, repeatedly claiming on the 2024 campaign trail that the office improperly targets conservatives for political reasons.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

I haven't seen any evidence that DOGE has done anything besides create a lot of drama.

 

[Bok Tuklo]

Looks like Musk is getting some good data on his competitors.

 

[Grand Mal]

I haven't seen any evidence that DOGE has done anything besides create a lot of drama.

It's gonna be tough to find out what exactly they're doing. Trump has put them under the Presidential Records Act, for some reason.

 

[NuffSaid]

Since Trump is supposedly under IRS audit (still), maybe Musk and his racists can see how much Trump has scammed the system.

 

[Ishm]

What DOGE are doing are not audits. They are just implementing some predetermined plan to reduce govt headcount. An audit implies that they would be actually studying the operations of govt departments, and making fully informed decisions about how to improve things. All DOGE are currently doing is creating media highlights to get the maga trained seals clapping.

 

[Bok Tuklo]

What DOGE are doing are not audits. They are just implementing some predetermined plan to reduce govt headcount. An audit implies that they would be actually studying the operations of govt departments, and making fully informed decisions about how to improve things. All DOGE are currently doing is creating media highlights to get the maga trained seals clapping.

They are scraping data. It’s why they have coders, not forensic accountants.

 

[bongsaway]

They are scraping data. It’s why they have coders, not forensic accountants.

Amen.

 

[Allan]

These clowns have neither the expertise or manpower to audit the IRS.

 

[Ikari]

I'm sure the dumb**** will start posting on X how they found blah blah blah waste and fraud without any support, as per usual.

 

[Allan]

I'm sure the dumb**** will start posting on X how they found blah blah blah waste and fraud without any support, as per usual.

All this bigly fraud and not a single arrest.

 

[Ikari]

All this bigly fraud and not a single arrest.

Yeah, mostly because it's all BS.

 

[ncguy]

DOGE is now auditing the IRS - turnabout is fairplay, is it not?

Elon Musk's DOGE begins IRS audit. What to know

A Musk aide entered the IRS offices in Washington for the first time on Thursday, raising concerns over cuts to the tax agency.

www.newsweek.com

Trump signs off on DOGE audit of IRS - Washington Examiner

Trump has long railed against the IRS, repeatedly claiming on the 2024 campaign trail that the office improperly targets conservatives for political reasons.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

what are their qualifications for doing this? what process will they be using? what is the reporting mechanism of the results?

 

[ncguy]

no one is panicking about this audit actually finding corruption. lol.
intelligent patriotic americans are concerned about the process being used in terms of security and credibility.

 

[Allan]

what are their qualifications for doing this? what process will they be using? what is the reporting mechanism of the results?

How is people's privacy being protected?

 

[BabaVoss]

DOGE is now auditing the IRS - turnabout is fairplay, is it not?

Why does anyone believe Musk has any particular expertise at auditing or efficiency? Trump put him there because Donnie is easily impressed by large donations and that Musk caught a rocket.

 

[j brown's body]

I gather they will be working with actual accountants now.

 

[Ikari]

How is people's privacy being protected?

It's not.

 

[Luce]

Why not give Musk control of the people he pays taxes to?

LOL

 

[sanman]

How is people's privacy being protected?

How is it being protected by the IRS? What would DOGE be any less able to protect it?

 

[ncguy]

How is it being protected by the IRS? What would DOGE be any less able to protect it?

of course doge could be less about to protect it. the IRS has rules and procedures to follow, what are doge's?

 

[Captain America]

You can rest assured that they will stay away from looking into Trump Corp., and the MAGA oligarch's.

 

[Teatime]

I haven't seen any evidence that DOGE has done anything besides create a lot of drama.

That's because DOGE isn't allowed to do anything at all. Elon&Friends have no power to act. All they do is use read-only access to make recommendations to the Secretary of State. That's it.