IRS targeting of tea party concealed from Congress
May 14, 2013
Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been
IRS looked for “tea party” and other buzzwords for audits
May 13, 2013
When tax agents started singling out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in 2010, they looked at first only for key words such as ‘Tea Party,’
IRS claims it is sorry it targeted tea party, other right-wing groups
May 11, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for what it acknowledges was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they
IRS admits ‘Star Trek’ video parody was a stupid idea
March 23, 2013
Nobody’s going to win an Emmy for a parody of the TV show “Star Trek” filmed by Internal Revenue Service employees at an agency studio
Senate approves tax, spending deal 89-8
January 1, 2013
Hours past a self-imposed deadline for action, the Senate passed legislation early New Year’s Day to neutralize a fiscal cliff combination of across-the-board tax increases
Senate, White House reach tentative deal to avert fiscal cliff
December 31, 2012
Racing the clock, the White House reached a New Year’s Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday to block across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts
Budget debate will haunt both parties in election
April 16, 2012
Democrats and Republicans are forcing votes in Congress this coming week on competing tax plans that affect millionaires and smaller businesses, and they know the
OK, we relaxed this tax act thingy. Now what?
January 20, 2011
House Republicans redeemed a campaign promise to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, but now must march against the headwinds of a Democratic-controlled Senate
Tax bill packed with goodies for business
December 25, 2010
The massive new tax bill signed into law by President Barack Obama is filled with all kinds of holiday stocking stuffers for businesses: tax breaks
Surprise waiting for 13.4 million taxpayers in new bill
December 17, 2010
About 13.4 million taxpayers may be getting unexpected tax bills because they were awarded too much money under President Barack Obama‘s Making Work Pay tax