IRS policy allowing surprise visits on taxpayers limited after Judiciary Republicans’ probing, report says

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House Republicans are taking credit for the IRS rolling back a policy that allowed tax agents to make surprise visits to private U.S. citizens.

FIRST ON FOX: The House Judiciary Committee's select subcommittee on government weaponization says the IRS rolled back unannounced visits to U.S. taxpayers after pressure from the panel. 'The Committee’s and Select Subcommittee’s oversight revealed, and led to the swift end of, the IRS’s weaponization of unannounced field visits to harass, intimidate, and target taxpayers,' the Republican-led report said.

The woman called her lawyer after being asked to fill out sensitive tax documents, upon which her attorney 'immediately and repeatedly told Agent ‘Haus’ to leave the taxpayer’s home since the taxpayer had not received any prior notice from the IRS of any issue with the decedent’s estate or delinquent tax returns.' 'Agent ‘Haus’ responded aggressively, insisting, ‘I am an IRS agent, I can be at and go into anyone’s house at any time I want to be.

 

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