What follows are my initial responses to Trump’s creation of the External Revenue Service, or ERS, future rival of the IRS. The short answer is no, not without congressional cooperation. Like other presidents, Trump lacks the constitutional authority to create a whole new federal agency such as the ERS.
Experts believe Trump would struggle to replace tax revenue with income from tariffs, as the president has recently suggested.
President-elect promises to create External Revenue Service to collect tariffs. But will the ERS also impact your spending power?
Trump announced his intention to create the new federal department on Truth Social, writing: "I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share."
President Trump signed a series of executive orders after his inauguration, including a hiring freeze for federal government workers, particularly at the IRS.
A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for filling federal government jobs. Donald Trump and Republican loyalists appear to be making good on promises in recent years to make radical changes to the civil service.
President Donald Trump pitched the idea of eliminating the federal income tax entirely to instead tariff and tax foreign nations "to enrich our citizens."
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Trump administration tells federal workers on Long Island: return to office or submit resignation
Trump offers federal workers a chance to resign if they don’t want to return to the office
President Donald Trump is offering to pay out civil servants who don't wish to remain part of his administration. The Office of Personnel Management told federal workers in an email sent Tuesday that they would receive pay and benefits until later this year as long as they part ways with the government by Thursday next week.
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Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months' pay in effort to shrink government
Since assuming office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has prioritized tax policy, issuing a series of directives aimed at
This would be an extraordinary escalation of a long-running dispute over how governments tax foreign companies. After years of negotiations 136 countries agreed in 2021 to establish a global minimum corporate tax,
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel says he intends to step down from his position on President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day.
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Trump is taking aim at electric vehicles. He may not have the power to change things all that muchPresident Donald Trump took aim at federal and state support for electric vehicles on his first day in office. But it’s not clear he has the power he’s claimed on the topic.
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