Federal judge to IRS: Explain your lost emails
July 11, 2014
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the IRS to explain under oath how it lost a trove of emails to and from a central figure
IRS boss claims no obstruction in IRS targeting of tea party
June 24, 2014
The head of the IRS brushed aside accusations Monday that the agency has obstructed investigations into the targeting of tea party and other political groups,
IRS rewards 1,000 employees who owe back taxes
April 24, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed
Crackdown on political activity by tax-exempt groups
November 26, 2013
The Obama administration Tuesday launched a bid to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning. The effort is an attempt to reduce
Former U.S. informant says America abandoned her
October 21, 2013
A former confidential informant working for the United States in Colombia claims in a lawsuit that the U.S. government abandoned her when she got into
Tourists, homebuyers will feel impact of government shutdown
September 28, 2013
A government shutdown would have far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. The mail would still be delivered and Social Security and Medicare
IRS budget cuts hurt collection of back taxes
September 18, 2013
Collections from delinquent taxpayers dropped for the second straight year in 2012, due in part to budget cuts at the Internal Revenue Service, the agency’s
GOP ramps up war on IRS
August 13, 2013
Two Republican lawmakers on Tuesday demanded that an Internal Revenue Service official who triggered investigations into the tax agency’s scrutiny of conservative political groups turn
Shopping for new health insurance could be tricky
July 26, 2013
You may have heard that shopping for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul will be like using Travelocity or Amazon. But many
IRS watchdog taking a harder look at targeting of political groups
July 19, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service‘s inspector general said on Thursday he is expanding his probe of IRS treatment of political groups that applied for tax-exempt status