Baker Hostetler – Major changes are underway at the IRS that could lead to an increase in criminal tax investigations into tax-exempt organizations. According to recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal, Gary Shapley, adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, is leading an overhaul of the IRS-Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) that would enable precisely that. Tax-exempt organizations should carefully monitor this overhaul and prepare for potential enhanced IRS scrutiny.

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