Exclusive to the Washington Reporter, the piece notes that since launching in January 2025, the Alliance for IRS Accountability has become a leading voice for taxpayers. AIA has driven wins like the wind-down of the IRS's Direct File program and passage of the IRS Math and Taxpayer Help Act, while using data — including a national survey showing broad, bipartisan support for taxpayer protections — to shape Capitol Hill debate. Led by CEO Chuck Flint, AIA is now pushing its Presumption of Rights agenda and preparing to defend recent reforms and fight new IRS authority proposals, including taxes on unrealized gains, as the 2026 midterms approach.

Featured in Townhall, AIA CEO Chuck Flint argues that IRS uncertainty — unpredictable audits, drawn-out disputes, and shifting interpretations — has become a hidden tax on small businesses and families already squeezed by inflation. Flint details how candidates this November should have a clear answer on IRS reform, as the agency's actions continue to impact cost-of-living concerns.

Featured in RealClearPolicy, AIA CEO Chuck Flint discusses a tax policy threat that hits close to home for millions of Americans, making the case against taxing unrealized gains and what it would mean for family farmers who are asset-rich but cash-poor. With average Midwest farmland values dramatically rising, families who haven't sold a single acre could face annual IRS bills on gains they've never collected, potentially forcing them to sell off land that's been in the family for generations.

Featured in RealClearPolicy, AIA CEO Chuck Flint, on the heels of AIA-commissioned polling, argues that the IRS has lost public trust by being inconsistent, opaque, and overly burdensome on taxpayers, and that Congress should restore balance by shifting the burden of proof onto the IRS in disputes and requiring it to pay taxpayers' legal fees when it loses in court.

Featured in The Washington Times, AIA CEO Chuck Flint discusses the peril in Sen. Warren’s proposed Ultra Millionaire Tax of 2026, which would arm the IRS with $100B in new funding.

Featured in the Washington Examiner, AIA CEO Chuck Flint discusses the need for IRS accountability ahead of tax filing season, a period marked by taxpayer uncertainty.

Featured in RealClearPolicy, AIA CEO Chuck Flint outlines AIA's policy recommendations to restore the IRS to an agency of service.

Featured in The Washington Examiner, AIA CEO Chuck Flint discusses IRS overreach and misconduct, the next iteration of Operation Choke Point.

Featured in The Washington Times, AIA CEO Chuck Flint urges a formal elimination of the Direct File program.

Stop the IRS Power Grab: Eliminate Direct File!

As the administration examines downsizing the IRS, the national interest is best served by first terminating workers who haven’t paid their fair share of back taxes. It’s the beginning of many steps that must be taken to restore trust to a broken agency.