Senate DOGE Caucus chair wants improved tech from IRS to help those starting a business

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has asked Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent for the IRS to improve its technology so that people starting a business can apply for an employer identification number (EIN) all day every day.

The senator, who chairs the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, made the request on Tuesday in a letter to the Treasury Secretary that also asked the IRS to "eliminate the duplicative auditing of all taxpayers and entities" and "hold all federal employees...