House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) has expressed concern over a disturbing incident involving an IRS agent who used a fake identity over a nonexistent tax bill.
In a letter addressed to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Rep. Jordan detailed the incident. An IRS agent arrived unannounced at a taxpayer’s home in Marion, Ohio, claiming to be “Agent Bill Haus.”
According to the letter, the agent gained entry by disclosing specific details from the person’s tax returns, which only the IRS would possess. Once inside, the agent alleged that the taxpayer owed a significant amount due to improper documentation of an estate sale.
However, the taxpayer disputed the agent’s account of the transaction, prompting “Agent Haus” to admit that the real reason for the visit was related to delinquent tax returns. The taxpayer promptly contacted their attorney, who instructed the IRS agent to leave the premises.
Subsequently, the taxpayer and their attorney sent multiple communications to the IRS, leading to the admission that no delinquency existed, and the case was closed.
“This behavior from an IRS agent to an American taxpayer—providing an alias, using deception to secure entry into the taxpayer’s home, and then filing an Inspector General complaint against a police officer examining that matter—is highly concerning,” Rep. Jordan said in the letter.
Rep. Jordan expressed serious concerns about the actions of the IRS agent, emphasizing the use of deception to gain entry into the taxpayer’s home, and the subsequent filing of an Inspector General complaint against a police officer involved in the matter.
First, the IRS knocked on @mtaibbi’s door while he was testifying.
Now, we learn they harassed one of our constituents who didn’t do anything wrong.
And to top it off, the IRS agent used a fake name to enter the constituent’s home. pic.twitter.com/EJX0Qlynte— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) June 17, 2023
In his letter, Rep. Jordan requested IRS Commissioner Werfel to provide the House Judiciary Committee with all relevant documents related to “Agent Haus” and the unannounced visit. He also sought information about the IRS’s correspondence with the Treasury Department and other Executive Branch agencies regarding the taxpayer in question.
This unsettling incident is not an isolated case. Recently, IRS agents made an unannounced visit to journalist Matt Taibbi’s home while he was testifying as an active witness before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
