Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday alleged that the Biden administration “rushed” an IRS audit of him after he was nominated, suggesting that the former administration ordered a politically ...

A view of the IRS headquarters. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images) The IRS’s primary tool for flagging tax returns for audit is a “first-wave” AI system that includes inputs from humans, ...

A view of the Internal Revenue Service building. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) An IRS pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to select audit cases and identify noncompliance didn’t ...

Lawmakers are taking a closer look at how the IRS selects taxpayers for audit after studies evidence black taxpayers are audited more often than any other group. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique ...

When taxpayers submit their returns this year, they will hope they have faithfully fulfilled their civic duties and can rest on their laurels — at least until next spring. But for millions of ...