DeSantis supports defunding the ‘corrupt’ IRS and would sign related legislation.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made headlines by calling the IRS a “corrupt organization” and stating that he would welcome a bill abolishing the agency if elected president in 2024. In an interview with conservative radio host Dana Loesch on May 25, DeSantis expressed his support for a complete overhaul of the federal tax code and a flat tax system.

“I think the IRS is a corrupt organization and I think it’s not a friend to the average citizen or taxpayer. And so we need something totally different.”

DeSantis has long been a proponent of a flat tax system, stating in a Q&A published by Palm Coast Observer in 2012 that he believed the federal tax code should be overhauled. Last year, he criticized the Biden administration’s nearly $80 billion in funding for the IRS, which Republicans argue would pave the way for the hiring of 87,000 tax agents.

DeSantis on Tax Reform

• Consumed income should be taxed one time at a low, single, flat rate
• Supports all of the single rate proposals
• Would be welcoming to take this tax system, chunk it out the window, and do something that’s more favorable to the average folks

2024 Race

The 2024 race for the Republican presidential nomination now includes former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, biotechnology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, conservative radio host Larry Elder, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.).