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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.