Written by Michael Thervil
Photo by Susan Walsh AP
In less than 4 hours ago, the American President Donald Trump for the first time in the history of the United States signed off for the auditing of the Internal Revenue Service simply known as the IRS by President Donald Trump's Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE). Previously, the IRS was allowed to audit itself. It has been reported that the IRS itself hardly ever liked what it found during the times of it’s “self-audit”.
The reason why President Trump is allowing DOGE to audit the IRS is because of the allegations of waste, fraud, and possible abuse. According to sources, President Trump during the Oval Office Signing Ceremony stated to the Press:
“The Internal Revenue Service will be looked at like everybody”.
That’s just it. The IRS isn’t just like “everybody”, it’s the Internal Revenue Service – that’s what makes this audit a big deal. According to President Donald Trump, both the IRS itself and every single American taxpayer is going to be looked at without exception. Outside of this, there are some that fear the fact that DOGE will be having unprecedented access to every single taxpayer's information. In contrast, for many people, that’s a stupid point to bring up because the IRS as a governmental entity, prior to DOGE who is also a governmental entity has always had the same level of access to everyone's personal information.
It should also be noted that Federal Income Tax Returns may also be delayed for many Americans this year because the IRS is being audited. Another thing that has the focus of DOGE is the fight for or the defending of the Social Security Benefits that so many senior citizens are in desperate need of but DOGE is also cracking down on people who are defrauding the Social Security Benefits system. With the first audit of the IRS set to happen in the next couple of weeks, if not days, it's no telling what DOGE may uncover during the course of their audit. Believe it or not, American citizens have their popcorn ready.
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