The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 called for delivering nearly $80 billion to the IRS over 10 years to allow the IRS to purchase new technology and hire employees. This funding would have provided the IRS with new equipment and new employees, possibly to handle more audits, many of them involving very complex tax issues. The Trump Administration has reversed this with prospects for a reduction in IRS employees and less money to fund the purchase and development of new software.
This program discusses the current state of IRS audits. Trump administration changes will of course have enormous impacts on these audits going forward.
Accounting and finance professionals advising clients with respect to an IRS audit