Shannon Najmabadi
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Apple News Today
China hits back at U.S. tariffs
The IRS has very strict privacy regulations. It's not supposed to share information about taxpayers.
Apple News Today
China hits back at U.S. tariffs
What critics of this potential deal had said is that this contravenes the IRS's longtime promise that if you pay your taxes and you are undocumented, we're not going to turn around and give your information to other agencies that could then use it to deport you.
Apple News Today
China hits back at U.S. tariffs
They could lead specifically this group of undocumented immigrants to try to avoid providing information to the IRS and thus avoid paying taxes for fear that that information would then be used ultimately to help deport them.
Apple News Today
China hits back at U.S. tariffs
Evidently, Melanie Krause, who was acting IRS commissioner, didn't learn of it until the Treasury Department had released news of the deal to Fox News.