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katastrophesue @katastrophesue.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

from /fednews From a 20 year employee of the IDRS (Integrated Data Retrieval System) / IRS (Internal Revenue Service)

Johnny Vector @johnnyvector.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

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I worked with IDRS for over twenty years. There is NOTHING in that system that would help doge in their stated mission of efficiency. What there is in IDRS is decades of financial information for every American citizen, business, exempt organization, and any foreign individuals or businesses that have filed any American tax documents. Every filed tax form (1040, 1120, etc) and every record of payment (W-2, 1099) is recorded in IDRS.
Employees go through strenuous training about data security, and EVERY action made by an employee is logged for future review to prevent fraud and abuse. Only employees with actual job need are allowed to access records in IDRS, and even then they only have access to the parts that pertain to their specific job role. It has been implied that Musk and his minions would not be held to the same standards or liability, and that puts every American citizen, American business, and every foreign business or citizen who has ever filed American tax documents at extraordinary unnecessary risk.