The House took action after disclosures that the IRS never fully reviewed Donald Trump’s tax returns during his presidency, passing a bill that would require audits of any president’s income tax filings.
WASHINGTON — The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS never full reviewedduring his presidency, passing a bill that would require audits of any president’s income tax filings. The legislation would turn what had been a long-standing post-Watergate norm into established federal policy.
The committee's lengthy investigation revealed this week that the IRS had failed to pursue audits of Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, as required under the tax agency's protocol. Only when Democrats formally questioned the the IRS on April 19, 2019, did the IRS begin its first review, two years into Trump's tenure.
The practice of auditing presidential tax returns grew from the Watergate era, when then-President Richard Nixon was under scrutiny by Congress. In 1977, the IRS created the mandatory audit requirement as part of its operations, but the practice was simply the norm, not the law. The bill would require an initial IRS report on a president's tax returns no later than 90 days from the time they were filed. It would require an updated report on the president's filings in six months.
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