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Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump

Specialists have left the I.R.S. and audits have been abandoned since the president returned to office.

How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the…

IRS Official Sues Agency, Accusing It of Leaking Private Data to Fox News and Others

Holly Paz was among officials scrutinizing tax shelters before she was placed on leave and Fox News reported she had been fired.

Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters

The Treasury Department is rolling back efforts to shut down aggressive strategies used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.

He Helped Big Companies Dodge Taxes. Now He’s Writing the Rules.

Ken Kies, a longtime tax lobbyist who worked for some of the world’s largest businesses, is now running the Treasury Department’s office that will administer…

How Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, Is Avoiding Billions in Taxes

The chief executive of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has taken advantage of popular loopholes in the federal estate and gift taxes, which have quietly been eviscerated.

I.R.S. Failed to Police Puerto Rico Tax Break, Whistle-Blower Says

An insider accused the agency of failing to scrutinize a lucrative tax break in Puerto Rico designed to lure wealthy Americans to the island.

How Trump’s Justice Dept. Derailed an Investigation of a Major Company

The industrial giant Caterpillar hired William Barr and other lawyers to defuse a federal criminal investigation of alleged tax dodges.