美国国内税收署(Internal Revenue Service)代理署长计划辞职，此前该机构与国土安全部达成了数据共享协议，以支持特朗普政府驱逐无证移民的努力，三名熟悉她的计划的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻。
梅勒妮·克劳斯是该机构今年辞职的第三位领导人;参议院确认的专员丹尼·韦费尔在就职日辞去了他的职务，他的五年任期还不到两年。
一个月后，在国税局工作了近40年的代理局长道格·安东内尔退休，人们对特朗普政府对该机构的管理感到担忧。
财政部发言人在给ABC新闻的一份声明中也证实了克劳斯离开该机构的计划。
“梅勒妮·克劳斯领导国税局经历了一段非同寻常的变革时期。当我们专注于IT现代化并重组该机构以更好地为纳税人服务时，我们也正在打破长期以来阻碍识别浪费、欺诈和滥用并将罪犯绳之以法的数据孤岛。我们相信这些目标对于一个更高效的政府和更安全的国家至关重要。我们祝愿梅勒妮在接下来的努力中一切顺利，”这位发言人说。
克劳斯没有回应置评请求，但财政部发言人告诉ABC新闻，克劳斯将“至少”工作到5月中旬。
“至少在5月15日之前，梅勒妮·克劳斯将代理国税局局长，她将继续努力重组国税局并使其现代化。这位发言人在一份声明中说:“前国会议员比利·龙(Billy Long)正在等待参议院的批准，作为国税局局长，他将为该部门制定秘书贝森特的优先事项，以更好地为美国纳税人服务。”。
克劳斯正在参加延期辞职计划，他是几名准备这样做的机构高级官员之一。在与DHS达成谅解备忘录之前，一些公司已经选择了“买断”。
在新的数据共享协议之后，其他高级机构官员正在考虑离开该机构，并担心其合法性。
消息人士告诉ABC新闻，经过数周的谈判，一些人在福克斯新闻频道周二早上报道后才知道它的定稿。
“国税局的人对税收管理和保护纳税人权利有强烈的自豪感，而发生的一切都与此不一致，”一名消息人士告诉ABC新闻。
根据法庭文件中包含的交易编辑副本，财政部长贝森特代表国税局与DHS签署了协议。
联邦税法第6103条要求国税局对个别纳税人的信息保密，但有某些有限的例外，包括执法机构在法院批准下“调查和起诉非税收刑事法律”，根据该机构的网站。
现任和前任机构官员还担心，新政策可能会影响税收，并阻碍因各种原因纳税的无证移民工人。
该机构表示，根据新协议，它将继续保护纳税人数据的隐私。
Acting IRS commissioner plans to resign after data-sharing deal with immigration authorities
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is planning to resign following the agency's data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration's efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, three sources familiar with her plans told ABC News.
Melanie Krause is the third leader of the agency to resign this year; Senate-confirmed Commissioner Danny Werfel resigned from his role on Inauguration Day, less than two years into his five-year term.
One month later, acting commissioner Doug O'Donnell, who spent nearly four decades at the IRS, retired amid concerns about the Trump administration's management of the agency.
A Treasury Department spokesperson also confirmed Krause's plans to leave the agency in a statement to ABC News.
"Melanie Krause has been leading the IRS through a time of extraordinary change. As we focus on IT modernization and re-organize the agency to better serve the taxpayer, we are also in the midst of breaking down data silos that for too long have stood in the way of identifying waste, fraud, and abuse and bringing criminals to justice. We believe these goals are critical to a more efficient government and safer country. We wish Melanie well on her next endeavor," the spokesperson said.
Krause did not respond to a request to comment, but the Treasury Department spokesman told ABC News Krause will work until "at least" mid-May.
"Melanie Krause will be acting IRS Commissioner until at least May 15th, where she will continue the hard work of re-structuring and modernizing the IRS. Former Congressman Billy Long is waiting his Senate confirmation, and as IRS Commissioner, he will enact Secretary Bessent's priorities for the department to better serve the American taxpayer," the spokesperson said in a statement.
Krause is participating in the deferred resignation program -- one of several top agency officials to be doing so. Some had already elected to take the "buyout" previously before the memorandum of understanding was reached with DHS.
Other senior agency officials are considering leaving the agency following the new data sharing agreement and are concerned about its legality.
Some found out about its finalization, after weeks of negotiations, only after it was reported by Fox News Tuesday morning, sources told ABC News.
"People at the IRS have a strong sense of pride in tax administration and protecting taxpayer rights, and everything happening isn't aligned [with that]," one source told ABC News.
Treasury Secretary Bessent signed the agreement with DHS on behalf of the IRS, according to the redacted copy of the deal included in a court filing.
Section 6103 of the federal tax code requires the IRS keep individual taxpayer information confidential with certain limited exceptions, including with law enforcement agencies "for investigation and prosecution of non-tax criminal laws" with approval from a court, according to the agency's website.
Current and former agency officials also worry the new policy could impact tax collections and discourage undocumented immigrant workers who do pay taxes for a variety of reasons.
The agency has said it will continue to protect the privacy of taxpayer data under the new agreement.
