Charles Rettig

It’s official: Paying taxes can make you a stressed-out wreck.

Charles Rettig wants to see a ‘fully functioning’ Internal Revenue Service -- on both service and enforcement.

The new attempt aims for more simplicity and privacy.

The chances of an IRS audit for people making at least $10 million a year plunged during the government’s last fiscal year, according to data released on Monday.

The Internal Revenue Service’s audit rate went down again in 2018, according to data released Monday by the IRS.

Steven Mnuchin may face a deadline of 5 p.m. Friday to comply with a subpoena to hand over President Donald Trump’s tax returns, but the pressure is really on a top House Democrat who has to decide how ferociously to respond to the Treasury secretary’s all-but-certain refusal.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated he would refuse a subpoena for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, saying that the dispute between Congress and the administration will likely end up in court.

The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee sent letters to the Treasury Secretary and IRS Commissioner requesting information on their refusal to provide the president’s tax returns and related documents.

The Internal Revenue Service is searching for a new National Taxpayer Advocate, who will be succeeding longtime Taxpayer Advocate Service leader Nina Olson.

House Democrats issued two subpoenas to compel Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig to release President Donald Trump’s tax returns, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal said.