"U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found last month that the IRS unlawfully shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with immigration enforcement. Several Democratic lawmakers zeroed in on a federal judge's finding that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information 'approximately 42,695 times' to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of an agreement between ICE and the Department of Homeland Security."
"Bisignano cited ongoing litigation and declined to answer questions about the disclosures, adding, 'I don't want to debate the numbers.' He said no employee was fired or disciplined for the disclosures. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., asked Bisignano, 'Was anyone fired? Was anyone disciplined? Was anyone held accountable? Was anyone held to account?'"
"IRS CEO Frank Bisignano faced the House Ways and Means Committee to speak about the agency's progress in serving taxpayers as the 2026 tax season is in full swing. It was his first time facing lawmakers in his role as leader of the IRS after being named to the newly created CEO position last October."
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano testified before the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the agency's taxpayer services and implementation of Republican tax legislation. Democratic lawmakers questioned him about a federal judge's finding that the IRS unlawfully disclosed approximately 42,695 taxpayer records to Immigration and Customs Enforcement under a data-sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. Bisignano largely declined to address these disclosures, citing ongoing litigation and refusing to debate the numbers. He confirmed that no IRS employees were fired or disciplined for the unlawful disclosures, which occurred before his tenure as the newly created CEO position began in October.
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