Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS – The Washington Post

Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

The unusual request would put sensitive data about millions of American taxpayers in the hands of Trump political appointees.
February 16, 2025 at 7:20 p.m. EST, Today at 7:20 p.m. EST 4 min

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily-guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to two people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.

Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is considering a memorandum of understanding that would give DOGE officials broad access to tax-agency systems, property and datasets. Among them is the Integrated Data Retrieval System, or IDRS, which enables tax agency employees to access IRS accounts — including personal identification numbers — and bank information. It also lets them enter and adjust transaction data and automatically generate notices, collection documents and other records.

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