Martha Mueller Neff

Washington, D.C., United States

Team Lead and Editor, Federal Tax at Bloomberg Tax

Team Lead and editor for Federal Tax @tax. Proud mom to Sarah & Super J, coffee, travel, aging athlete. Go Badgers. Profile image @SarahNeff27

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What Is Tax-Exempt Status and How Groups Can Lose It, Explained

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Martha Mueller Neff |Erin Schilling

What was once considered an “existential threat” to US colleges and other nonprofits is inching closer to reality as the Trump administration moves to withdraw the tax-exempt status of Harvard University.
IRS Workforce Cuts to Impede Progress on AI, Modernization

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Erin Schilling |Martha Mueller Neff

Deep cuts to the IRS workforce mean the agency might have to rely more heavily on technology to keep up taxpayer services and enforcement. Listen here and subscribe to Talking Tax on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Megaphone, or Audible. The IRS is set to lose 20,000 workers after the Trump administration’s second deferred resignation offer. That’s in addition to thousands who have already left or are on administrative leave.
IRS Pick Billy Long Filing Shows Ties to Dubious Tax Credits (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Erin Schilling |Kim Dixon |Martha Mueller Neff

New ethics filings reveal connections between IRS commissioner-pick Billy Long and companies promoting a pandemic-era credit associated with fraud and tribal tax credits the Treasury Department has said is not authorized by law or regulation. President Donald Trump late last year tapped the former House Republican from Missouri to lead the tax collection agency.
IRS Begins Latest Round of Layoffs With Civil Rights Office (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Martha Mueller Neff |Kim Dixon

EmailApril 4, 2025, 8:29 PM UTCThe IRS has begun a new round of layoffs starting with the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, according to an email seen by Bloomberg Tax. About 75% of the office will be reduced through a reduction in force. The latest top line estimate for cuts at the agency is about 20 to 25%, though it isn’t final yet, a person familiar with the situation said.
Lawmakers look to wedge favorites into tax bill

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Martha Mueller Neff |Zach Cohen

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Lawmakers look to wedge favorites into tax bill

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Martha Mueller Neff |Zach Cohen

Where to Squeeze in Tax CutsCongressional tax writers now face the tall task of wedging hundreds of tax cuts and credits into their signature bill this year if both chambers agree to Senate Republicans’ proposed top line. The Senate in the coming days will likely approve a budget blueprint that fast-tracks $1.5 trillion in tax cuts or credits on top of a straight extension of the 2017 tax law, creating a ceiling for pet policies from the White House and Congress.
Fired IRS Probationary Employees to Resume Work in Two Weeks

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Erin Schilling |Martha Mueller Neff

Thousands of IRS employees fired earlier this year are set to return to work by April 14, according to an IRS email obtained by Bloomberg Tax. The move comes after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the termination of federal employees in their probationary period. The IRS reinstated those employees last month but placed them on administrative leave. The IRS in a Wednesday email is now calling about 7,000 of those employees back to work in two weeks.
What the Changing IRS Workforce Means for Taxpayers (Podcast)

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kim Dixon |Martha Mueller Neff

Daily Tax Report ®EmailApril 2, 2025, 5:08 PM UTCThe hard-charging effort led by billionaire Elon Musk to reshape the federal workforce at the IRS and other agencies might lead to lasting changes. But what it means for taxpayers still isn’t fully realized. Listen here and subscribe to Talking Tax on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Megaphone, or Audible. Some efforts to buy out or fire employees have been postponed until after the filing season ends in April, and are facing legal action.
What the Changing IRS Workforce Means for Taxpayers (Podcast)

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kim Dixon |Martha Mueller Neff

The hard-charging effort led by billionaire Elon Musk to reshape the federal workforce at the IRS and other agencies might lead to lasting changes. But what it means for taxpayers still isn’t fully realized. Listen here and subscribe to Talking Tax on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Megaphone, or Audible. Some efforts to buy out or fire employees have been postponed until after the filing season ends in April, and are facing legal action.
IRS Job Cuts to Bring Delays in Legal Work, Curbs to Easy Filing

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Martha Mueller Neff

The Trump administration’s latest plan to pare back the IRS would slow the agency’s legal work and constrain taxpayers’ ability to file returns easily, practitioners and other observers say. The proposal would cut IRS staff by 18%, cutting especially deeply in areas like the agency’s Taxpayer Advocate Service, the team handling the free Direct File tax-filing tool, the Office of Chief Counsel, and the IRS appeals office.