US tax officials consider adding citizenship question to tax forms

[Eugene]

US tax officials consider adding citizenship question to tax formsSource: Reuters

Exclusive-US tax officials consider adding citizenship question to tax forms

By Jacob Bogage
Fri, May 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM EDT
1 min read

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is debating requiring taxpayers to disclose their citizenship ‌status on next year's tax forms, according to three ‌people familiar with the situation, as the Trump administration pushes forward in its ​attempts to link federal agencies to its sprawling immigration enforcement drive.

IRS officials are considering two versions of Form 1040, the primary paperwork individuals use to report earnings and claim tax benefits, said the ‌people, who spoke on ⁠the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisals.

The first version contains minor updates to reflect changes ⁠in tax laws. The second includes those updates and a check-box labeled: "Check this box if you are a non-U.S. citizen or have ​dual ​citizenship."

Representatives from the Treasury Department - the ​parent agency of the ‌IRS - declined to comment on Friday.

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[drray23]

1. This is terrifying.

I am a dual citizen (French/American), and I shudder to think what the Trump admin would do with that, especially if they conflate non-US-citizen with dual citizen in the question.

Once you swear the oath, you are supposed to be just as American as somebody who was born there. That is the whole point. The only exception is that you can not run for President. Trump and his ilk want to create a second class of citizens. I do not trust them with the data and what they would do with it.