To rescind the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated for Internal Revenue Service enhancements and use such funding for an External Revenue Service.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill eliminates all unspent funding that was allocated to the Internal Revenue Service under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The bill also includes a non-binding statement ("sense of Congress") suggesting that an equivalent amount should be appropriated to create a new agency called the "External Revenue Service," though this part has no legal force.
Who Benefits and How
High-income individuals and large corporations benefit most from this bill. The Inflation Reduction Act provided approximately billion to the IRS specifically to increase audits and enforcement against wealthy taxpayers and large businesses. By rescinding this funding, these groups face reduced audit risk and less aggressive tax enforcement. Tax evaders and those engaged in aggressive tax avoidance strategies particularly benefit from weakened IRS capacity.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The IRS itself loses critical funding for modernization, enforcement, and taxpayer services, reducing its ability to collect owed taxes. Honest taxpayers who comply with tax laws bear an increased burden, as reduced enforcement allows tax evasion to go unchecked, potentially shifting the tax burden or increasing the deficit. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that reduced IRS enforcement leads to billions in lost revenue, which either increases the federal deficit or requires higher taxes on compliant taxpayers.
Key Provisions
- Rescinds all unobligated balances from the billion IRS funding package in the Inflation Reduction Act (section 10301 of Public Law 117-169)
- The rescission is mandatory and takes effect immediately upon passage
- Includes a non-binding "sense of Congress" statement supporting the creation of an "External Revenue Service" with equivalent funding, but this does not actually appropriate any money or create such an agency
- The "External Revenue Service" is not defined anywhere in the bill, and no mechanism is provided to establish it
- The rescission applies only to unobligated funds, meaning IRS money already committed to specific contracts or programs is not affected
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Rescind unobligated IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and express Congressional support for creating an External Revenue Service
Who Benefits
- Taxpayers subject to IRS enforcement
- High-income individuals and corporations who would face less audit scrutiny
Who Bears Costs
- Internal Revenue Service operations
- Federal tax compliance enforcement
- Federal deficit (if External Revenue Service is not actually created or funded)
Key Policy Areas
Tax Administration, Government Operations, Budget
Primary Purpose
Rescind unobligated IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and express Congressional support for creating an External Revenue Service
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Defund IRS enforcement expansion enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act while signaling intent to redirect funds to an alternative tax collection entity"
Identified Gains
- Taxpayers subject to IRS enforcement
- High-income individuals and corporations who would face less audit scrutiny
Identified Costs
- Internal Revenue Service operations
- Federal tax compliance enforcement
- Federal deficit (if External Revenue Service is not actually created or funded)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
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Internal Revenue Service operations and enforcement
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
All unobligated balances from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under section 10301 of Public Law 117–169 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022)
A proposed new entity for which Congress expresses support for appropriating amounts equal to those rescinded from IRS, though not defined in detail in this bill
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