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Explaining the ‘Fair Tax’
Since politicians are discussing their plans for tax reform, this is a good time to mention one of the possibilities. 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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Senate Panel Pushes IRS to Fix Cybersecurity Problems
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine the Internal Revenue Service’s recent failures to protect taxpayer information from cybercriminals. The hearing probed … Read More.
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Congress demands end to IRS incompetence, taxpayer neglect
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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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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IRS Finds ‘Get Transcript’ Data Breach Was More Widespread
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that an investigation into last year’s data breach in the online Get Transcript application revealed it affected hundreds of thousands more taxpayers than originally believed. Read More.
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IRS’s Delays in Responding to Taxpayer Correspondence Take Mounting Toll
The Internal Revenue Service’s delays in processing taxpayer correspondence are lengthening, leading to delayed tax refunds and bigger interest payments from the IRS, according to a new report. Read More.
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IRS and EPA honchos receive public service awards. No… seriously.
You can keep clicking on this link as many times as you like and refreshing the page but it’s not going to redirect you to a story from The Onion. Read More.
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Top Republican to IRS: You say you’re broke. How can you afford 700 new employees?
The chairman of a powerful House committee is demanding to know how IRS chief John Koskinen has found the money to hire up to 700 enforcement staffers when he told … Read More.
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Sixth Circuit Looking To Protect Taxpayers From IRS Not IRS From Taxpayers
Day 1049 of the IRS Scandal is the first day in a while with a real development. In the NorCal Tea Party Patriots litigation the IRS has really gotten slapped around by the Sixth Circuit for its dilatory conduct … Read More.
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IRS Adds 700 Ways To Audit, So Don’t Delete Emails Or Wipe Hard Drives
IRS is adding 700 audit and enforcement personnel to increase your chances of a tax audit. Some Republicans say this hiring news means the endless budget requests from IRS Commissioner … Read More.
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Appellate Court’s Blistering Takedown of IRS, DOJ over Targeting Conservatives is Awe-Inspiring
It’s one of the most stunning judicial opinions I’ve ever read. It is as clear in its scathing retort of the Obama Administration’s IRS and DOJ as it is precise in its legal acumen. In what … Read More.
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Rep. Billy Long: We need the Fair Tax
Earlier this month, President Obama tallied what some are calling a “major victory” when the U.S. Treasury announced new rule proposals, which resulted in the termination of U.S. drug maker … Read More.
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It’s Been 513 Days Since Any Big 3 Network Has Touched the IRS Scandal
The latest stunning development in the IRS targeting scandal, that a federal appeals court on Tuesday scolded the IRS for failing to turn over its full list of groups it targeted, has yet to be reported on any of the Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) network evening or morning shows. Read More.
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IRS Chief Blames Poor Customer Service, Data Hacks on Healthcare Reform
Both cybersecurity and customer service at the Internal Revenue Service have suffered because of Obamacare, the agency’s head said in remarks to Congress on Thursday. Read More.

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