AIA commends this week’s announcement that the IRS’s Direct File program will not be available in 2026. With no launch date set for the future, this announcement signifies a welcome end to the duplicative and wasteful program.

AIA CEO Chuck Flint wrote a letter to Members of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, unveiling our policy recommendations.

The Presumption of Rights Agenda aims to rein in abusive IRS practices and restore accountability, transparency, and fairness.

In an open letter to IRS employees this week, AIA CEO Chuck Flint stressed the agency's urgent need for cultural, structural reform.

"Holly Paz has a long history of political targeting, which is why AIA filed a FOIA request seeking her communications last April," said Chuck Flint, CEO for the Alliance for IRS Accountability. "Paz's leadership position as Commissioner of the LB&I Division erodes public trust in the IRS. Placing her on administrative leave while her conduct is reviewed is a more than appropriate step. Commissioner Billy Long promised to change a broken IRS culture plagued by targeting, intimidation, and harassment. We commend his decisive action to protect taxpayers."

The Alliance for IRS Accountability (AIA) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records that could confirm what millions of Americans already suspect: even after the Obama-era Tea Party scandal, IRS leadership continued to abuse its broad powers to target conservatives, Republicans, and supporters of President Trump.

It’s Time to Clean House at the IRS by Eliminating the Rogue Pass-Through Audit Unit