Palantir has supported the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations division in examining various financial crimes in the U.S. for much of the past decade, according to The Intercept.

Since 2018, the IRS has compensated the company $130 million to utilize its data analysis software to scrutinize financial documents for investigative reasons, as reported by the outlet, referencing public records that reveal Palantir’s IRS agreement obtained by the nonprofit oversight organization American Oversight.

It was already known that the IRS utilized Palantir’s offerings, with the agency viewing the software as a means to streamline and modernize audits. Last summer, it was also reported that Palantir was aiding DOGE, the “government efficiency” initiative established by President Trump’s executive order through a project aimed at accessing IRS data. However, the full extent of the agency’s reliance on the company’s tools had not been disclosed before.

The software, Palantir’s Lead and Case Analytics platform, is utilized to compile and assess data across multiple federal agencies. The application can identify “connections from millions of records with thousands of links” among several databases, and it excels at mapping human interactions and communications, as noted by the outlet. 

Earlier this week, American Oversight initiated a lawsuit against the Trump administration for public records concerning the usage of Palantir tools by various federal agencies, including the IRS. TechCrunch has contacted Palantir for additional information and will update the article pending the company’s response.