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joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a> @ 6:31pm ET, Apr 16, 2025</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternalRevenueService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternalRevenueService</span></a>→making plans to rescind tax-exempt status of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarvardUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarvardUniversity</span></a>, according to 2 sources familiar w/ the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retaliation</span></a> as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin seeks to turn up pressure on the university that has defied demands to change its hiring &amp; other practices.</p><p>A final decision on rescinding the university’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxExemption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxExemption</span></a> is expected soon, the sources said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StopTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopTrump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/irs-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/ir</span><span class="invisible">s-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html</span></a></p>
AnnaAnthro<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> making plans to rescind <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a>’s tax-exempt status after the university refusal of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin demands for control over course contents, admissions, etc. </p><p>“Law professor Sam Brunson noted on Bluesky that this is illegal. </p><p>“In 1998, Congress explicitly provided that the President could not, directly or indirectly, request that the IRS start or end an audit or other investigation of a taxpayer.” </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/irs-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/ir</span><span class="invisible">s-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html</span></a></p>
Jason Yip<p>Following <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> threats, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> may revoke <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> 's tax-exempt status, reports say <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/16/trump-threats-harvard-tax-exempt/83127838007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/2025/04/16/trump-threats-harvard-tax-exempt/83127838007/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> Is Actually Said to Be Considering Whether to Revoke <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxExempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxExempt</span></a> Status — Cuz <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> Is An <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> Now</p><p>The move would be a major violation of the law upon orders from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin as it attempts to choke off federal money &amp; support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> in US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>.</p><p>[Jiminy Cricket am I editorializing &amp; cursing in print more &amp; more now that muther f⁕⚠︎er is in office!]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiIntellectualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiIntellectualism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-irs-harvard.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=45189BD7-601D-485A-8FE9-6A8489FF334F" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-irs-harvard.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=45189BD7-601D-485A-8FE9-6A8489FF334F</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.</p><p>(Published 2019)<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/inside-</span><span class="invisible">turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2001714/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2001714/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Fisco já devolveu mais de 200 milhões no IRS. Reembolso médio está nos 667 euros <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/irs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Minist%C3%A9rioDasFinan%C3%A7as" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinistérioDasFinanças</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/noticias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noticias</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portugal</span></a></p>
rdfrkian<p>So <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> to lose <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/TaxExempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxExempt</span></a> status?</p><p>I wonder if the <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> has looked at the <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religious</span></a> org run by <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/JacksonLahmeyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JacksonLahmeyer</span></a> in <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Tulsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tulsa</span></a>, <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> who routinely violates the rules?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hemantmehta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hemantmehta</span></a></span></p>
The One<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harvard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harvarduniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harvarduniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> </p><p>“The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliation as the Trump administration seeks to turn up pressure on the university that has defied its demands to change its hiring and other practices.”</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/irs-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/ir</span><span class="invisible">s-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>The level of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hostility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostility</span></a> towards <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regular</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ordinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ordinary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxpayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxpayers</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unbelievable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unbelievable</span></a>! Why allow a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/good" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>good</span></a> program to continue. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> is an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evil</span></a> bunch of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thugs</span></a>, led by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a>. All <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> are anti-American. </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-tax-returns-free-trump-4bb0bca02fab9b3d06ae6f45ac67b7ab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/irs-direct-</span><span class="invisible">file-tax-returns-free-trump-4bb0bca02fab9b3d06ae6f45ac67b7ab</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opposeGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opposeGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpposeFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpposeFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defeatGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defeatGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraitorGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraitorGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraitorMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraitorMAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authority</span></a> to investigate &amp; change <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxExempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxExempt</span></a> statuses rests solely w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a>, &amp; the president is BARRED from directly or indirectly requesting that the agency exercise that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> against taxpayers [including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>].<br>Andrew De Mello, the IRS’s acting chief counsel, received the request Wed from ofcls in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> Dept…
The Trump admin has displaced numerous IRS leaders to empower political allies…
Trump on Tues [YESTERDAY] appointed Gary Shapley the agency’s acting commissioner….</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxExempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxExempt</span></a> status is available to charitable, religious &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/educational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educational</span></a> orgs, as well as social welfare groups. But the organizations must strictly adhere to tax laws that prohibit them from engaging in certain political activity. There is NO proof that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> violated any of those guardrails.<br>
“The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> is supposed to administer the tax rules impartially, not pursue political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vendettas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vendettas</span></a> against exempt organizations,”said Steve Rosenthal, who served as snr fellow at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxPolicy</span></a> Center.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>100% ILLEGAL</p><p>WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?!?!?</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration asks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> to revoke <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxExempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxExempt</span></a> status<br>
The directive to the IRS is a significant escalation of Trump’s feud with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarvardUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarvardUniversity</span></a> &amp; other Ivy League institutions &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> groups his admin views as “woke.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutivePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutivePower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiIntellectualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiIntellectualism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/16/trump-harvard-tax-exempt-irs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/16/trump-harvard-tax-exempt-irs/</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/irs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <br>The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.</p><p>Chicago Tribune<br><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/16/irs-direct-file-program/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chicagotribune.com/2025/04/16/</span><span class="invisible">irs-direct-file-program/</span></a></p>
@GottaLaff<p>Why not just say, Trump admin plans to end the IRS? "The <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration plans to eliminate the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IRS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IRS</a> Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free" <a href="https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-tax-returns-free-trump-4bb0bca02fab9b3d06ae6f45ac67b7ab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apnews.com/article/irs-...</a></p>
Michael Kohlman<p>RIP for another terrific (and free) Public Service solution initially developed by 18F.</p><p>Sadly this was 100% completely expected:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DirectFile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectFile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IRSDirectFile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRSDirectFile</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-tax-returns-free-trump-4bb0bca02fab9b3d06ae6f45ac67b7ab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/irs-direct-</span><span class="invisible">file-tax-returns-free-trump-4bb0bca02fab9b3d06ae6f45ac67b7ab</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Big exodus of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> underway as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxseason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxseason</span></a> hits full swing</p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/15/irs-workforce-exodus-tax-season/83105269007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/2025/04/15/irs-workforce-exodus-tax-season/83105269007/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2000308/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2000308/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> “Ideal é adiantarmos menos ao Estado”, defende bastonária dos contabilistas certificados <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConselhoDeFinan%C3%A7asP%C3%BAblicas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConselhoDeFinançasPúblicas</span></a>(CFP) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/irs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/noticias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noticias</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PaulaFranco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulaFranco</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portugal</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>To some in the United States, April 15 is associated with the deadline to file your <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> returns with the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a>. </p><p>But to others currently in the American government, today is a special day to commemorate electronic warfare, or, as they prefer to call it, "radioelektronnaya borba."</p><p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep24679.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep246</span><span class="invisible">79.pdf</span></a></p>
Support the Resistance<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DemocracyMattersALot</span></a></span> This is the perfect day and time to STOP paying taxes to support the oligarchs. Stop being afraid of a system that's designed to keep you subservient. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxBoycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxBoycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>It's Tax Day in the U.S. If you haven't filed, don't panic.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WSJ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WSJ</span></a></span> explains how to file for an extension, noting that 1 in 8 Americans files late.</p><p>Gift link: <a href="https://flip.it/r3XAUS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/r3XAUS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TaxDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxDay</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a></p>