IRS Used Fake Name to Get Entry Into Taxpayer’s Home to Obtain Payment

IRS Used Fake Name to Get Entry Into Taxpayer’s Home to Obtain Payment

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A press release from the Judiciary Committee reveals that an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent visited an Ohio taxpayer’s residence under a fake name in order to gain entry to their home on April 25, 2023. Contents of the press release contain excerpts from a letter Rep. Jim Jordan (R‑OH) wrote to the commissioner of the IRS, Daniel Werfel, in response to the incident. The letter reads, “We have recently received allegations that an Internal Revenue Service agent provided a false name to an Ohio taxpayer as part of a deception to gain entry into the taxpayer’s home to confront her about delinquent tax filings.“The letter continued, “When the taxpayer rightfully objected to the agent’s tactics, the IRS agent insisted that he ‘can … go into anyone’s house at any time’ as an IRS agent. These allegations raise serious concerns about the IRS’s commitment to fundamental civil liberties.“Just a month earlier, and m …

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