Senator Crapo Calls Out IRS Chief for Misleading Congress About "Direct File"
Americans for Tax Reforms - 2024-04-17T15:01:53.000Z

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned IRS commissioner Daniel Werfel yesterday about Werfel’s dishonesty to Congress regarding the IRS “Direct File” program. Crapo said: “When you last testified before this committee I raised concerns with the wasteful and duplicative Direct File program that at the time the IRS was […]

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