Taxpayers across the country are expressing relief and excitement following Elon Musk’s announcement that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be audited. The move is part of President-elect Donald Trump’s commitment to reduce government waste and address excessive spending.
Musk confirmed the plan on social media, responding to a comment about auditing the IRS with the words, “Gonna happen.” The response has been widely shared, with taxpayers jokingly wondering if the IRS has “saved their receipts.”
Under Biden, the IRS expanded significantly, receiving $80 billion to hire thousands of new agents. Critics argue the funding has led to increased targeting of middle-class Americans, while reports show hundreds of IRS employees owe millions in unpaid taxes themselves.
Calls for accountability have grown louder, with some suggesting the audit should include individual IRS employees. “I’d pay big money to have the job of letting them know they’re being audited,” one commenter said.
Trump’s administration, through the Department of Government Efficiency, has already proposed $2 trillion in taxpayer savings. This plan, which includes auditing federal agencies, is seen as a way to address what many see as systemic issues in government spending and enforcement.
For millions of Americans, the promise of auditing the IRS represents a long-awaited reversal of the agency’s unchecked power. It signals a commitment to ensuring fairness and accountability in one of the federal government’s most feared institutions.
