Ernst accuses IRS of 'witch hunt' against small businesses with audit proposal
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Sen. Joni Ernst, the top Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee, sent a letter to the IRS demanding more information on its plan to increase audits on large businesses
Ernst sent the letter on Tax Day, the deadline for millions of American adults to file their taxes with Werfel’s agency. Her warning suggests that small business owners in America could face an even bigger headache next tax filing season with the IRS's new enforcement plan. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital.
Ernst specifically cited a provision that suggests businesses making more than $400,000 per year could be subject to increased "enforcement activities" by the IRS, a threshold that Ernst said is lower than any other industry standard for a "large business."