President Donald Trump proposed $9.8 billion in annual funding for the IRS in his budget Friday, cutting into enforcement and earmarking nothing for business system modernization even as he looks to the agency to rely more heavily on technology.
The proposed IRS annual funding for fiscal 2026 is a drop from Biden’s $12.3 billion proposal last year. The proposal includes $3.6 billion in taxpayer services, $3.6 billion for enforcement, $2.6 billion in operations support.
The budget has no funding proposed for business systems modernization.
Cuts to IRS funding would come as the agency faces unprecedented turmoil with an exodus of ...
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