Abstract
This article, excerpted and adapted from an Honors thesis, explores the politicization of the In-ternal Revenue Service and its budgetary implications. It identifies instancess of politicization of the IRS at a national level throughout different election cycles in the modern era. The Inter-nal Revenue Service is tasked with collecting over $4.9 trillion in annual revenue, yet it has be-come a political lightning rod. Over the years, it has become increasingly vulnerable to partisan manipulation, budgetary constraints, and shifting public trust. This section specifically looks at the modern political manipulation of the IRS’s reputation in the post-2008 political landscape.
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Boshart, Tanner
(2025)
"Give unto Caesar?: The politicization of the Internal Revenue Service and its Potential Impacts,"
The Crown: Syracuse Honors Research Journal: Vol. 2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://surface.syr.edu/thecrown/vol2/iss1/5