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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Treasury sub-agency; Palantir megadatabase controversy
Tracked because Treasury sub-agency; Palantir megadatabase controversy · 47 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

US tax collection agency. Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez co-signed a letter demanding Palantir explain its role in building an IRS megadatabase. IRS holds the most sensitive financial records on every US person and entity. Scott Bessent (Treasury Secretary) refused to produce Epstein-related Treasury files to the Senate Finance Committee three times in 2025. The merging of IRS data with ICE deportation infrastructure is documented concern.

Facts on record33
Connections mapped47
Sources cited8
✦ Thin coverage gap +180 connected to 47 entities · only 33 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 2P 5S 26I+18
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🧠 Cognitive harm under your jurisdiction
Inferential confidence
Tracked platforms whose owners fall under this entity's regulatory or committee oversight.
4 documented harms · Moderate
via Meta Platforms (oversight)
3 documented harms · Moderate
via Meta Platforms (oversight)
YouTube
53
2 documented harms · Moderate
via Alphabet (oversight)
Inferred path: each card shows the connecting entity. See full methodology →
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → person → [oversight] → institution 6218× PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [oversight] →... 3162× PATTERN organization → [donor] → person → [employment] → institution 2397× PATTERN elected official → [colleague] → elected official → [over... 624× PATTERN company → [contractor] → institution → [oversight] → person 475×
Connection Map
Key Connections
← Meta Platforms company
oversight
Meta Platforms, Inc. has IRS Employer ID 20-1665019; subject to U.S. tax regulations.
← Healthy Hawaii Coalition organization
tax filing relationship
Healthy Hawaii Coalition (EIN: 91-2162660) is a tax-exempt organization with ruling date 2005-05-01, indicating it files IRS Form 990s.
← Jim Justice elected official
Lawsuit defendant
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Justice and his wife for $5,164,739.75 in unpaid federal income taxes. IRS filed liens totaling more than $8 million against the Justices for unpaid personal taxes.
← Frank DiPascali person
tax evasion target
DiPascali pleaded guilty to income tax evasion for underreporting taxable income, owing $2.15 million in back taxes.
← Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission (EDC) government agency
oversight
IRS audited taxpayers taking Virgin Islands Economic Development credits under Internal Revenue Code section 934, as seen in the Huff v. Commissioner case where Judge Jacobs refused to allow interpleading the Government of the Virgin Islands as a party to Tax Court litigation
← Robert Mercer person
legal dispute
Renaissance Technologies faced significant IRS litigation during 2014-2017 over its tax strategies, which would likely generate court records involving Robert Mercer as co-CEO. Renaissance Technologies' IRS litigation during 2014-2017, coinciding exactly with Mercer's Cambridge Analytica investments, would generate extensive court documentation involving Mercer as co-CEO.
← Raytheon Technologies (RTX) company
regulatory_compliance
The RTX merger was structured as a tax-free reorganization under IRC Section 368, subject to IRS continuity-of-interest rules.
← Ron Wyden elected official
oversight
As Senate Finance Committee Chair, Wyden demanded IRS release information about tax enforcement gaps affecting wealthy taxpayers and corporations.
Facts (33)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 408d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (10)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 Palantir received over $180 million from IRS since 2018 across 26 contracts
Date: 2018-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Statista analysis of USASpending.gov data
✓ verified AI Inference The Financial Management Service's role as Treasury's payment processor may create additional layers of contract attribution complexity beyond the established Treasury procurement authority for IRS systems
Added: 08 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Treasury's centralized procurement authority for IRS technology contracts over $10 million, established by Treasury Order 102-01, creates systematic attribution gaps where surveillance technology appears under Treasury agency codes rather than IRS identification in public databases
Added: 08 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
✓ Gemini-verified (100) Primary Source Palantir received over $180 million in payments from the IRS since 2018 in connection with 26 contracts
Date: 2018-01-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Tax Notes analysis of USASpending.gov data
✓ verified AI Inference Corporate lobbying on IRS modernization systematically targets Treasury's Office of Tax Policy and Office of Financial Innovation rather than IRS operational units, creating underrepresentation in IRS-specific lobbying disclosure searches
Added: 08 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Treasury Order 102-01 designates Treasury's Office of Procurement as the exclusive contracting authority for IRS information systems exceeding $10 million, explaining systematic absence of direct IRS contract attribution in USASpending database
Added: 08 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Federal procurement regulations systematically route IRS technology contracts through Treasury's centralized procurement authority, creating attribution gaps in public contract databases where IRS appears as end-user but Treasury as contracting agency
Date: 2020-06-15 Added: 08 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
✓ verified AI Inference No USASpending contract records were found for the IRS, which is unusual for a major federal agency and may indicate contracts are recorded under different agency codes, parent departments (Treasury), or that data retrieval encountered limitations
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
✓ Gemini-verified (100) AI Inference No lobbying disclosures found for "Internal Revenue Service (IRS)" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
✓ Gemini-verified (95) AI Inference No usaspending contracts found for "Internal Revenue Service (IRS)" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (47)
collaboration, operational_target primary
Palantir employees embedded at IRS with DOGE staff to build unified API layer · DOGE's documented activities include reviewing government agencies for efficiency, with IRS being a frequently cited target. The sustained SEC filings through 2026 suggest ongoing contractor/vendor impacts from DOGE's agency reviews.
→ Bureau of the Fiscal Service government agency
shared_contracting_authority secondary since 2018
Treasury's Financial Management Service (now Bureau of the Fiscal Service) likely serves as contracting vehicle for IRS database and analytics systems, explaining absence of IRS-specific entries in USASpending.
→ USASpending.gov institution
data_gap primary since 2026
No USASpending contract records found for IRS as standalone entity; records reported under Treasury's Bureau TAS code A-020, not under IRS name.
system_integration secondary since 2023
Treasury Office of Financial Innovation oversaw Palantir contracts integrating IRS data systems with ICE deportation infrastructure.
collaboration inferential since 2018
IRS ELITE program is associated with Palantir-related database and analytics systems for enforcement targeting.
oversight primary since 2010
IRS audited taxpayers taking Virgin Islands Economic Development credits under Internal Revenue Code section 934, as seen in the Huff v. Commissioner case where Judge Jacobs refused to allow interpleading the Government of the Virgin Islands as a party to Tax Court litigation
← Richard E. Neal person
data source inferential since 2018
Tract-level single-year IRS SOI data is cited as undercounting regular SALT beneficiaries in high-income high-property-tax areas by approximately 30-40% because TCJA incentivized alternation of property tax payments between tax years to exceed the $10,000 cap.
← Palantir Technologies company
contractor confirmed
Over $180 million in contracts since 2018 for data analytics and case selection
← Scalise Leadership Fund organization
missing filing / search coverage gap secondary since 2026
No IRS Form 990 filings were found for 'Scalise Leadership Fund' in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence.
affiliation inferential since 2026
OPM appears alongside IRS in the known entities list, both being federal agencies under the same branch of government, suggesting potential inter-agency coordination.
← Jim Justice elected official
Lawsuit defendant primary since 2009
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Justice and his wife for $5,164,739.75 in unpaid federal income taxes. IRS filed liens totaling more than $8 million against the Justices for unpaid personal taxes.
← Troy Downing person
policy impact primary since 2025
H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) extends TCJA tax cuts administered by IRS, affecting Downing's MT-02 constituents (7.3% poverty rate) through potential SNAP cuts and Medicaid work requirements.
← Greg Landsman person
policy impact primary since 2023
Landsman voted for H.R.6126 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act) which included offsetting IRS funding cuts. He publicly criticized the IRS cut but voted for the bill anyway.
← Erin Houchin person
oversight primary since 2025
Voted for H.J.Res. 25 overturning IRS crypto broker rules.
← Donald G. Davis person
Legislative target / paired offset primary since 2023
Davis voted yea on H.R. 6126 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2023-11-02, which paired $14.3 billion in military funding for Israel with equivalent cuts to IRS enforcement. Davis was one of only 12 House Democrats to vote for this GOP-crafted bill.
← Richard Hudson person
Legislation Impact inferential since 2025
The CBO projected the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Hudson voted for, would add $3-4 trillion to deficit; the bill included significant tax provisions supported by his donors.
← Dale W. Strong person
legislative position primary since 2023
Strong voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act (April 2023) which included IRS defunding
legislative_reference primary since 2023
Cherfilus-McCormick criticized the Republican Israel aid bill for slashing IRS funding, stating it would 'allow millionaires to cheat on their taxes.'
← Troy A. Carter person
legislative target primary since 2023
Carter voted against H.R. 6126 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act) which offset emergency aid with IRS budget cuts, citing that provision as one reason for opposition.
← Burgess Owens person
Policy Position primary since 2022
Owens called the Inflation Reduction Act the 'Inflation, Recession, and IRS Army Act,' referring to IRS enforcement funding in the bill.
← Blake D. Moore person
employment primary since 2023
The IRS processing facility in Ogden is a top employer in Moore's district, employing 5,000 people. The district has the 5th highest proportion of federal workers of any district in the U.S.
← Scott Fitzgerald person
oversight inferential since 2025
Fitzgerald's 2025-2026 campaign committee received 63.2% of contributions from PACs — the type of financial reporting regulated by IRS and FEC.
← Jimmy Gomez person
oversight primary since 2025
Gomez voted yea on H.J.Res.25 (Resolution to repeal IRS crypto broker reporting rule) on 2025-03-11, one of four pro-crypto votes following $511K in crypto PAC outside spending.
← Healthy Hawaii Coalition organization
tax filing relationship primary since 2005
Healthy Hawaii Coalition (EIN: 91-2162660) is a tax-exempt organization with ruling date 2005-05-01, indicating it files IRS Form 990s.
Peer Government Agency (Potential Data Sharing) inferential since 2020
Both appear as government agencies listed among Palantir's client base; potential collaboration on using data analytics for public health program monitoring or vaccine distribution tracking.
← Barry Loudermilk person
legislative_opposition primary since 2023
Voted yea on H.R. 2811 (Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023) which included IRS funding reductions, benefiting banking and insurance industry donors.
← Telescope Fund organization
potential_tax_filing secondary since 2026
A search for IRS Form 990 filings for 'Telescope Fund' was conducted as of 2026-05-13; three candidates were rejected at disambiguation due to likely name collision, meaning no confirmed 990 filings were found for this specific entity.
policy_impact primary since 2023
Carter voted for H.R. 6126 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) which offset $14.3 billion in military funding with equivalent cuts to IRS enforcement, despite the CBO estimating it would add $12 billion to the deficit.
← Meta Platforms company
oversight primary since 2004
Meta Platforms, Inc. has IRS Employer ID 20-1665019; subject to U.S. tax regulations.
← Robert Mercer person
legal dispute primary since 2014
Renaissance Technologies faced significant IRS litigation during 2014-2017 over its tax strategies, which would likely generate court records involving Robert Mercer as co-CEO. Renaissance Technologies' IRS litigation during 2014-2017, coinciding exactly with Mercer's Cambridge Analytica investments, would generate extensive court documentation involving Mercer as co-CEO.
← Troy E. Nehls person
vote related primary since 2024
Nehls voted for H.J. Res. 25 (IRS crypto broker rule disapproval), which targeted IRS regulations on cryptocurrency brokers.
← Anthropic company
contractor secondary since 2024
Anthropic is under contract with the IRS to pilot AI systems for tax compliance and fraud detection.
← Chuck Schumer elected official
indirect policy interest inferential since 2021
As Senate Majority Leader, Schumer passed the American Rescue Plan Act (2021) which expanded child tax credits delivered through IRS mechanisms. No direct documented relationship listed.
← Frank DiPascali person
tax evasion target primary since 2009
DiPascali pleaded guilty to income tax evasion for underreporting taxable income, owing $2.15 million in back taxes.
← L3Harris Technologies company
Regulator/Compliance secondary since 2022
L3Harris maintains SEC filing compliance and operates as a public company, which implies IRS regulatory and tax compliance obligations.
← Dusty Johnson person
legislative_opposition primary since 2023
Johnson voted yea on H.R. 6126 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) which offset Israel aid by cutting IRS enforcement funding, a provision CBO estimated would increase the deficit by $12 billion.
← The Lab @ DC organization
regulatory_filing primary since 2026
No IRS Form 990 filings found for 'The Lab @ DC', indicating potential tax-exempt or non-filing status as of April 2026.
← Digital Chamber organization
regulatory_filing primary since 2023
Chamber Of Digital Commerce (EIN: 47-1183361), an alias for Digital Chamber, reported total revenue of $4.22M and total expenses of $4.63M on its 2023 IRS Form 990 filing.
← Jeff Hurd person
regulatory_filing primary since 2024
Hurd filed a filing with the SEC (Accession number: N/A) on 2024-03-01.
← First Look Institute organization
regulatory_filing primary since 2023
First Look Institute Inc filed an IRS Form 990 for 2023, reporting total revenue of $8.91M, total expenses of $26.96M, total assets of $9.75M, and total liabilities of $12.13M. The entity has EIN: 80-0951255.
← Ron Wyden elected official
oversight primary since 2021
As Senate Finance Committee Chair, Wyden demanded IRS release information about tax enforcement gaps affecting wealthy taxpayers and corporations.
oversight inferential since 2024
IRS would likely be subject to the subcommittee's government efficiency reviews and oversight
oversight primary since 2026
Search for IRS Form 990 filings for 'Americans for Public Trust (APT)' yielded no results as of 2026-04-13, indicating the IRS as a relevant regulatory body for tax-exempt status documentation.
← Alphabet company
oversight inferential since 2004
Alphabet must file taxes as a public corporation with the IRS.
contractor inferential since 2023
AAS provides acquisition services; IRS is a federal agency that would use such services.
← PayPal Mafia organization
subject_of_search secondary since 2026
A search for IRS Form 990 filings was conducted for the entity as of April 2026, though results were inconclusive.
regulatory_compliance primary since 2020
The RTX merger was structured as a tax-free reorganization under IRC Section 368, subject to IRS continuity-of-interest rules.
Sources (8)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2018-01-01 ↗ Tax Notes analysis of USASpending.gov data discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
2018-01-01 ↗ Tax Notes analysis of USASpending.gov data web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 AI ANALYSIS government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt