Politics Jul 23 Poor oversight at IRS increases risk of unfairly auditing political groups, watchdog group says WASHINGTON — Lax oversight at the IRS increases the risk that political and religious groups could be unfairly targeted for audits, government investigators say in a report that raises concerns about an IRS division that has been under scrutiny for…
Politics Jul 21 Businesses one step closer to keeping tax breaks, thanks to Senate committee vote Businesses big and small would get to keep claiming dozens of tax breaks that expired at the start of the year under a bill that overwhelmingly passed the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday.
Politics Jun 06 Audit estimates Social Security overpaid on disabilities by nearly half Social Security overpaid nearly half the people receiving disability benefits over the past decade, according to a government watchdog, raising questions about the management of the cash-strapped program.
Nation Jun 04 Twitter shuts down Politiwoops website Twitter has killed a website dedicated to publishing the deleted tweets of politicians, including members of Congress, governors and candidates for president, the Sunlight Foundation announced Thursday.
Politics Jun 02 Government watchdog says IRS vulnerable to computer hackers The IRS has failed to implement dozens of security upgrades to combat cyberattacks, leaving the agency's computer systems vulnerable to hackers, a government watchdog told Congress on Tuesday.
Nation May 08 Here are the most popular baby names from 2014 WASHINGTON — Emma and Noah were the most popular baby names in 2014.
Nation Apr 28 National Football League surrenders tax-exempt status In a letter to team owners, Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league office and its management council will file tax returns as taxable entities for the 2015 fiscal year. Goodell says the NFL has been tax-exempt since 1942, though all…
Nation Apr 22 IRS dropped 8 million calls during tax filing season The IRS' overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services to help pay to enforce President Barack Obama's health law.
Nation Apr 20 Obama honors Ohio State football team at White House President Barack Obama honored the national champion Ohio State football team Monday, taking just a little bit of credit for the new playoff system that the Buckeyes mastered.
Economy Apr 15 5 things to know about Tax Day: For most, it’s not that bad WASHINGTON — Wednesday is the deadline for filing income tax returns, a day long associated with the dread of rushing to fill out complicated forms and, perhaps, making a payment to Uncle Sam.