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Ex-IRS Chief Warns Musk's DOGE Cuts Will Harm Agency Long-Term

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A former acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has expressed concerns that budget cuts implemented by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will have long-term negative impacts on the agency's ability to function. Despite the IRS reporting a successful 2026 tax season, Douglas O'Donnell warned that the extensive workforce reductions will be felt in the coming years. O'Donnell noted that the IRS's modernization efforts, including a plan to reduce paper processing costs, have been hampered by these cuts, reversing progress made under previous administrations. AI

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Ex-IRS Chief Warns Musk's DOGE Cuts Will Harm Agency Long-Term

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sasha Rogelberg ·

    ‘It’s hard to know exactly what the objective of DOGE was’: Former IRS boss warns Elon Musk’s cuts to the tax agency will be felt in years to come

    Beginning in February 2025, DOGE slashed more than a quarter of the IRS’s 100,000-person workforce.

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