The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS never fully reviewed Donald Trump's tax returns during his presidency, passing a bill that would require audits of any president's income tax filings.
The committee’s lengthy investigation revealed this week that the IRS had failed to pursue audits of Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, as required under the tax agency’s protocol. Only when Democrats formally questioned the IRS on April 19, 2019, did the IRS begin its first review, two years into Trump’s tenure.
The practice of auditing presidential tax returns grew from the Watergate era, when then-President Richard Nixon was under scrutiny by Congress. In 1977, the IRS created the mandatory audit requirement as part of its operations, but the practice was simply the norm, not the law. The committee’s report found that the IRS did not have sufficient experts on staff able to probe the complex filings of Trump and his associated companies.
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