Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) dropped her bill “Tax Delinquencies and Overdue Debts are Government Employees’ Responsibility Act” (Tax DODGER Act).
The bill would force the IRS to audit its workers annually after a July 2024 report revealed current and former IRS workers owe $46 million in back taxes “and that about 5% of IRS employees and contractors weren’t fully caught up on their personal tax obligations.”
In November, the IRS told Ernst that 2,044 employees owed $12 million in taxes.
Ridiculous. Cannot stand the IRS.
“It is outrageous that while hardworking Americans fork over their money to Uncle Sam, nearly 150,000 bureaucrats refuse to pay their own taxes,” Ernst said in a statement to Fox News.
It looks like the bill would also apply to all agencies. More from Fox News:
The bill also establishes a new section in the law that could consider a federal job applicant ineligible for hire if they have “seriously delinquent” tax debt, unless already granted a hardship exemption.”If you don’t pay taxes, you should not work for the federal government,” Ernst said.”I am ending the ‘rules for thee, but not for me’ mentality in Washington.”
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