Jul 23 Poor oversight at IRS increases risk of unfairly auditing political groups, watchdog group says By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jun 30 Here's how much money Jeb Bush made in the last 30 years By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford Jeb Bush's income from 1981 to 2013 in one chart. Continue reading
Apr 22 IRS dropped 8 million calls during tax filing season By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 15 Take your tax pain away with some Tax Day deals By Tiet Tran Whether you are like the 90 million other taxpayers that filed early or were waiting until the last day (which is today), you should be entitled to get a little something for filing your taxes. Luckily, there are many… Continue reading
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Mar 31 IRS commissioner says backlog of 60,000 applications for tax-exempt status is gone By Alan Fram, Associated Press The head of the IRS says his agency has eliminated a huge processing backlog of groups seeking tax-exempt status. Continue reading
Mar 12 Fake IRS agents target more than 366,000 in huge tax scam By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fake IRS agents have targeted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening jail as part of a huge nationwide tax scam that has cost taxpayers $15.5 million. Continue reading
Dec 29 Uninsured Americans face potential higher costs in 2015 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Being uninsured in America will cost you more in 2015. Continue reading
Sep 29 Five things Republicans hope to do if they win control of the Senate this fall By Associated Press Without a Democratic majority in the way, Republicans in the Senate will likely take on these five items. Continue reading
Sep 08 Treasury wants to make overseas inversions less profitable for U.S. corporations By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. companies are shifting their addresses abroad in an effort to reduce their U.S. taxes. The maneuver is known as a corporate inversion. Continue reading