YourVoice.Now Summary
Corporate BenefitsAverage Household ImpactTransparency & AccountabilityAbout $83.7 billion more for the IRS through 2031 — most of it enforcement aimed at high earners and large corporations.
Corporate Benefits
- Audit scrutiny on large corporations — IRS must plan to shift enforcement toward high earners and big companies
Average Household Impact
- Taxpayer service funding — $9.6 billion for filing help and taxpayer advocacy through 2031
Transparency & Accountability
- Reporting requirements — Biennial IRS report on audit strategy and unpaid taxes by income level
- Inspector general review — TIGTA must evaluate the IRS plan every two years
The details
The IRS would get roughly $83.7 billion in additional funding through 2031. About $45.6 billion of that goes to enforcement. Another $25.4 billion goes to replacing outdated technology and detecting fraud. Taxpayer services receive $9.6 billion for filing help, education, and the taxpayer advocate. Business systems modernization gets $3.1 billion. Every two years the IRS must give Congress a plan to shift audits toward high earners and large corporations. That report must also break down unpaid taxes by income level. The Treasury's inspector general for tax administration reviews the plan separately.
Congressional Summary
Stop Corporations and High Earners from Avoiding Taxes and Enforce the Rules Strictly Act or the Stop CHEATERS ActThis bill provides additional appropriations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for FY2026-FY2031 and establishes reporting requirements related to tax enforcement for high-income individuals and corporations.The bill provides specified appropriations to the IRS for FY2026-FY2031 for purposes such as tax enforcement, taxpayer services, technology and operations support, and business systems modernization. The funds provided by the bill remain available until expended. The bill also requires the IRS to submit a report to Congress every two years that includes a comprehensive description of a plan toshift more IRS auditing and enforcement assets toward high-income individuals and large corporations,recruit and retain auditors with the skills essential to audit high-income individuals and large corporations, andincrease voluntary compliance among high-income individuals and large corporations.The report must also include (1) a description of the progress that has been made in implementing the plan; and (2) an analysis of how much of the difference between the taxes owed and the taxes collected by the IRS is attributable to taxpayers at different income levels, including high-income individuals and large corporations.The bill also requires the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to submit a report to Congress evaluating the IRS's plan and its progress in implementing the plan.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-07-16
- Date Added
- 2026-07-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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