GOP Demands Answers into IRS Breach

The release of confidential tax returns for some of the wealthiest Americans sparked controversy last week, and now Senate Republicans are demanding answers. With today's ALG Minute, I'm Catherine Mortensen. Senate Republicans sent a letter to the inspector general for tax issues calling for an investigation after ProPublica obtained and released tax returns of wealthy Americans, information that is supposed to remain confidential. That story included information about Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk, among others, showing many paid very little or no taxes at all. According to the senator's letter, ProPublica’s description of the data strongly suggests that the information originated from within the IRS. If this is true, this constitutes a serious breach of privacy and is a criminal violation of our tax laws. It would be one of the most significant and widespread breaches in the agency’s history and considerably damages the foundational bedrock of our tax system, including American taxpayers’ confidence that the IRS will keep their personal information confidential. For more check us out at the DailyTorch.com.

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