Yes, really. Here are the receipts.
The Trump DOJ dissolved its Tax Division in Nov. 2025 and made IRS funding cuts. The workforce fell 27% and budgets dropped over $1B, limiting audits of billionaires and large firms. Experts warn this will cost tens of billions in lost revenue over the next decade.
The DOJ has formally dissolved its almost century-old Tax Division after a year of attorney departures that cost it more than a third of its career managers. About 40% of its tax appellate lawyers are gone, and in one case with billions at stake...
The final rule splitting tax enforcement between the civil and criminal divisions took effect December 9, tracing straight back to the DOGE workforce executive order. What the department claims the shift will provide...