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Trump TV Ad Falsely Claims Harris Has ‘Unleashed’ IRS on Tipped Workers

Trump TV Ad Falsely Claims Harris Has ‘Unleashed’ IRS on Tipped Workers

The Internal Revenue Service did not implement a new voluntary program that certain employers could have used to report tips earned by their workers. But the proposal is partly the basis for a Trump campaign TV ad that falsely claims Vice President Kamala Harris “weaponized” and “literally unleashed” the IRS on tipped workers.