The national president of an organization for IRS managers accused the Trump administration of abusing federal government resources by putting the president's name on paper stimulus checks due to be mailed out to Americans in the coming weeks.
Chad Hooper, national president of the IRS's Professional Managers Association (PMA), suggested to The Washington Post that changing the checks to add President Donald Trump's name could delay the IRS sending them out to households.
According to the Post, senior IRS officials said the president's name will appear on the paper checks beneath "Economic Impact Payment" following a request by the Treasury Department.
The Treasury Department denied this and said the checks will go out on time.
"Treasury and the IRS have worked around the clock to get fast and direct economic assistance to hardworking Americans.
"During the 2008/09 financial crisis, it took the government almost two months to distribute 800,000 payments.
For others whose payment details it does not hold, the IRS will start mailing paper checks from late April, prioritizing poorer households. »
