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IRS to pay $70 million in employee bonuses

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | June 19, 2013

The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.
IRS scandals threaten funding for PPACA

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | June 17, 2013

Mounting scandals at the IRS are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in PPACA.
Watchdog: IRS enjoy luxury rooms at conference

By Alan Fram, STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | June 4, 2013

The IRS was cited by a government watchdog for a $4.1 million training conference featuring luxury rooms and free drinks, even as conservative figures told Congress Tuesday they had been abused for years while seeking tax-exempt status.
New IRS head says taxpayers no longer trust agency

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | June 3, 2013

His agency under relentless fire, the new head of the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged to Congress on Monday that American taxpayers no longer trust the IRS amid a growing number of scandals — from the targeting of conservative political groups to lavish spending on employee conferences.
Tax reformers point to IRS scandal

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | May 28, 2013

The storm engulfing the Internal Revenue Service over the targeting of conservative political groups could provide a boost for lawmakers who want to rewrite the nation's tax laws.
IRS replaces official who revealed targeting

By Alan Fram, STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | May 24, 2013

The IRS official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity was put on administrative leave.
Tea party storm confined to IRS, for now

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | May 23, 2013

Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely contained within the tax collection agency.
Obama picks budget official to run IRS

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | May 17, 2013

President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over agents targeting tea party groups.
IRS chief’s ouster isn’t ending investigations

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | May 16, 2013

Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner.
Obama fires IRS commissioner

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | May 16, 2013

President Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the IRS late Wednesday amid an outcry over the improper targeting of tea party groups.