The defense secretary posted an undated IRS notice on social media. He offered no evidence that it was politically motivated.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday accused the Biden administration of orchestrating a last-minute audit of him and his wife by the IRS before last month’s transition of power. Hegseth posted a picture to the social media platform X of what he said was a letter from the IRS alerting him to the audit.

Could IRS layoffs affect your tax return?

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will lay off thousands of probationary employees in the midst of tax filing season as soon as this week. It’s unclear how many workers will be let go. Probationary employees are typically new in their positions.