• Democrats’ massive spending package currently making its way through Congress would ramp up IRS audits targeting the American people — audits which, according to recent studies, would likely impact lower-income and middle-class taxpayers the most.

• The so-called Inflation Reduction Act includes nearly $80 billion in additional funding for the IRS over 10 years. More than half of the total funding, $45.6 billion, is for stepped up “enforcement” of tax compliance, including more audits.

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