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Storming The IRS Gates: An Occupy Movement Worth Supporting
Taxation: A federal judge says the IRS can’t be trusted. Well, he’s right. So when will people in this country finally rise up and force Washington to get rid of this awful agency? Because a holiday … Read More.
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OLSON: Hardworking American taxpayers deserve better
America’s national debt sits above a staggering $19 trillion. That’s math we literally can’t even begin to comprehend, yet it’s not hard to understand why we should worry. Many of my colleagues on the … Read More.
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House speaker criticizes IRS cybersecurity
The Office of the Speaker of the House posted a scathing blog entry criticizing the IRS for not getting all its security controls in order in time for tax season … Read More.
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Is Your Tax Return Audit Bait?
With tax day nearing, you may be wondering what triggers an IRS audit. The short answer: It often takes more than it has in the past. In fiscal 2015, which ended … Read More.
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Some Americans Would Prefer an IRS Tattoo to Paying Taxes: Survey
As tax season ramps up, a new survey shows that some Americans would rather scrub the toilets at Chipotle than hand over a portion of their salary to the Internal Revenue Service. Read More.
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IRS forces local Tea Party to continue limbo dance
It is an abuse-of-power dance nobody wants to get asked to. But in 2009 the Internal Revenue Service held out a bamboo pole and forced the Albuquerque Tea Party to limbo. Read More.
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Small businesses still fighting for cash seized by IRS
A tale involving a Maryland dairy farmer and North Carolina convenience store owner Read More.
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IRS Says These Non-Cash Items Are… Cash
At tax time, it’s easy to remember your wages, since you receive a Form W-2. It’s also easy to remember income reported on Forms 1099, though if you are … Read More.
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Appeals Court Slaps Down IRS in NorCal Tea Party Case
The NorCal Tea Party Patriots won another round Tuesday in their long legal battle against the IRS, which had targeted hundreds of Tea Party and conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status before the 2012 elections. Read More.
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Inside Republicans’ backup plan to punish the IRS chief
Folks rightfully dislike taxation without representation, but right now taxation with representation is being hamstrung. I hear time and time again from people across the Ozarks that … Read More.
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Consumption taxes on the rise
Nearly 1,050 days since the start of the IRS scandal triggered by allegations that the IRS unlawfully and unethically targeted tea party and other conservative organizations for special scrutiny Read More.
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Nearly $1B in IRS refunds about to be forfeited
An IRS legal deadline looms in April to claim more than $950 million in 2012 federal tax refunds. An estimated 1 million-plus taxpayers risk losing their share of the funds because they haven’t yet filed the tax returns… Read More.
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As U.S. Passports For Domestic Flights Loom, IRS Can Now Revoke Passports
An IRS legal deadline looms in April to claim more than $950 million in 2012 federal tax refunds. Read More.
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IRS Has Answered Only 15.6 Percent of Calls This Tax Filing Season
The IRS has answered only 15.6 percent of customer service calls during the 2016 tax-filing season so far, according to testimony from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Read More.
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Survey Shows Many Americans Fine with Lying to the IRS
Call it a “little green lie.” A number of Americans apparently find it acceptable to lie when there’s money at stake. Read More.

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