The Affordable Care Act forces companies with more than 50 workers to buy them all health insurance or pay hefty fines The IRS says volunteer firefighters are ’employees,’ even though the Department of Labor says they’re ‘volunteers’ Out of more… Read More ›
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Unearthed emails show embattled IRS official knew her agency was secretly targeting conservative groups
By David Martosko In Washington PUBLISHED: 18:00 EST, 12 September 2013 | UPDATED: 18:18 EST, 12 September 2013 Emails released this week by congressional investigators show that an embattled former IRS manager was directly involved in targeting conservative nonprofit… Read More ›
IRS agent in charge of Cincinnati Exempt Organizations during tax exemptions scandal has been promoted
Cindy Thomas has been promoted to the senior technical team for the Director of Exempt Organizations Thomas was in charge of the Exempt Organizations Office in Cincinnati when political groups were targeted for extra scrutiny Thomas is filling a role… Read More ›
Report: IRS agents used secret DEA data to make cases against taxpayers, covered up where the info came from
By David Martosko PUBLISHED: 15:12 EST, 8 August 2013 | UPDATED: 15:15 EST, 8 August 2013 An outdated version of a manual distributed to Internal Revenue Service agents showed them how to hide the origin of intelligence on… Read More ›
IRS lawyer says scandal was overseen by D.C., names names
Posted By Patrick Howley On 9:32 PM 07/17/2013 In Politics Top IRS officials in Washington, D.C. planned and oversaw the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups, according to the 72-year old retiring IRS lawyer who will testify Thursday before the… Read More ›
IRS published online thousands of Social Security numbers
Published time: July 08, 2013 19:41 AFP Photo / Karen Bleier The Internal Revenue Service mistakenly exposed as many as 2,319 Social Security numbers by posting them on the Internet, which a California-based archivist discovered last week. The IRS… Read More ›
IRS accused of granting $500 mln in suspicious contracts to a small business called Strong Castle founded in 2011
Published time: June 26, 2013 16:47 Women walk out of an Internal Revenue Service office in New York (Reuters) A Virginia IT company inappropriately secured $500 million worth of IRS contracts based on false statements and ties to an… Read More ›
IRS spent more than $121 million on travel charge cards for employees and ‘leniently’ disciplined those who abused them: Report
Report finds that more than 1,000 IRS employees abused their government-issued charge cards IRS officials demonstrated a pattern of being overly lenient when punishing employees who misused charge cards, or who failed to pay their bill on time By Daily… Read More ›
Records: Top official in charge of embattled IRS visited the Obama White House far more than any cabinet official
Douglas Shulman made 157 visits to the Obama White House, while his boss, the treasury secretary, was there only 43 times Congressional staffer on ‘best-case scenario’: Shulman gave the White House ‘a heads-up about the possible illegality of what they… Read More ›
Report: Michelle Obama once dated inspector general at the center of IRS investigation into anti-tea party political favoritism
By David Martosko PUBLISHED: 15:33 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:45 EST, 22 May 2013 A young Michelle Robinson, the future first lady of the United States, may have dated Treasury Department Inspector General J. Russell George at… Read More ›
White House knew extent of IRS scandal in April, says report
Wall Street Journal says counsel learned of targeting of conservative groups on 22 April, 18 days before president guardian.co.uk, Monday 20 May 2013 12.33 EDT President Barack Obama has been under pressure in recent weeks. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images… Read More ›
Popular St. Louis anchor who complained about IRS harassment after interview with Obama taken off the air
By Jessica Montoya Coggins PUBLISHED: 18:09 EST, 17 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:57 EST, 18 May 2013 A popular news anchor in Missouri has found himself in the middle of the IRS scandal that is engulfing the Obama White … Read More ›
IRS targeted 298 nonprofit US groups critical of government and involved in political activities
Statue of Liberty © Photo: Voice of Russia The US Internal Revenue Service singled out for scrutiny groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names as well as nonprofit groups that criticized the government and sought to educate Americans… Read More ›
Senior IRS officials knew in 2011 agents targeted political groups, report says
Inspector general findings seems to contradict public statements that Tea party and others were flagged for additional scrutiny Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Sunday 12 May 2013 11.18 EDT White House spokesman Jay Carney has brushed aside calls for the White… Read More ›
Ex-IRS examiner charged with naming whistleblower and interfering with the audit of an international bank
Ex-IRS examiner charged with naming whistleblower Posted 2012/09/28 at 10:20 am EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 28, 2012 (Reuters) — A former U.S. Internal Revenue Service examiner was arrested on Thursday and charged with exposing an IRS whistleblower and interfering with the… Read More ›
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