What follows are my initial responses to Trump’s creation of the External Revenue Service, or ERS, future rival of the IRS.

President-elect Trump said Tuesday he wanted to create an “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs ... of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is housed within the Department ...

Trump announced his intention to create the new federal department on Truth Social, writing: "I will create the EXTERNAL ...

One expert argues the ERS would be unlikely to improve taxpayers’ experience unless it comes with additional funding to hire more agents and staff ...

"For far too long, we have relied on taxing our great people using the Internal Revenue Service," Trump said Tuesday ... establish the tariffs, which the CBP deposits into the federal ...

"For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service ... details on the external revenue service. The US Customs and Border Protection already collects ...