All tax information is confidential unless an exception under IRC6103. If no exception, then it’s an unauthorized disclosure subject to IRC 7213. The employee is held accountable and the citizen whose info was disclosed without authority can take legal action. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
26 U.S. Code § 7213 - Unauthorized disclosure of information
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February 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
All tax information is confidential unless an exception under IRC6103. If no exception, then it’s an unauthorized disclosure subject to IRC 7213. The employee is held accountable and the citizen whose info was disclosed without authority can take legal action. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
Fun fact! Unauthorized disclosures of tax information are not accountable to the Joint Committee on Taxation under IRC 6103(p)(3)(A).
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Fun fact! Unauthorized disclosures of tax information are not accountable to the Joint Committee on Taxation under IRC 6103(p)(3)(A).
IRS can share an individual’s specific tax info when requested by DOJ pursuant to an IRC6103(i)(1) court order or general non tax info like proof of filing pursuant to a DOJ 6103(i)(2) request. But either is on a specific requested individual, can’t be a general mass requests.
January 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM
IRS can share an individual’s specific tax info when requested by DOJ pursuant to an IRC6103(i)(1) court order or general non tax info like proof of filing pursuant to a DOJ 6103(i)(2) request. But either is on a specific requested individual, can’t be a general mass requests.
The former IRS Chief Privacy officer: IRC 6103 has no exception to share tax information for immigration purposes. It’s against the law to enter into an agreement with DHS to share tax info for immigration purposes but it did by MOU signed by Treasury Sec Bessent. www.taxnotes.com/featured-new...
Former IRS Executive Calls Immigrant Tax Data Deal ‘Illegal’ | Tax Notes
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September 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The former IRS Chief Privacy officer: IRC 6103 has no exception to share tax information for immigration purposes. It’s against the law to enter into an agreement with DHS to share tax info for immigration purposes but it did by MOU signed by Treasury Sec Bessent. www.taxnotes.com/featured-new...
Old man Potter has taken over the US and is renaming it Potterville.
February 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Old man Potter has taken over the US and is renaming it Potterville.