- The Trump administration is withholding IRS report data detailing the economic impacts of President Donald Trump's signature domestic spending bill ahead of the midterm elections.
- Tax experts accuse Treasury Department officials and IRS chief Frank Bisignano of suppressing data that contradicts White House claims regarding the legislation's success.
- An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found the bill overwhelmingly benefits the top 1 percent and major corporations while increasing net costs for average households.
- The IRS has also failed to publish recent tax gap estimates following staffing cuts in enforcement overseen by the Department of Government Efficiency.
- The withheld tax reports reflect a growing pattern across the administration of delaying or removing federal datasets that do not align with its policy goals.
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