The idea that people — and governments — should mind their own business is older than the American republic. But Democrats aren’t backing off…
Biden Plans to Grant IRS Access to Your Bank Account, PayPal Transaction Data…
The proposals could be ruled unconstitutional…
IRS Denies Tax-Exemption to Texas Religious Group Because Prayer, Bible Reading Boost the Republican Party…
An IRS official denied tax-exempt status to a Texas group that encourages church members to pray for state and national leaders regardless of their party affiliation because it benefits “the private interests of the [Republican] Party.”…
Federal Tax Judge Allows Whistleblower Case Against Clinton Foundation to Proceed…
U.S. Tax Court Judge David Gustafson denies IRS motion for summary judgment, says agency “abused its discretion” in trying to shut down inquiry….
True The Vote Wins Historic $2 Million Settlement Against IRS…
News we might have missed. Last week Catherine Engelbrecht announced a historic legal victory in her decade long battle against the IRS for targeting her group, True The Vote, as part of the Obama administration’s weaponization program against political opposition. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton issued a stunning ruling (full pdf below) in favor […]
IRS Analyst Charged with Leaking Michael Cohen’s Financial Records…
An analyst with the Internal Revenue Service was charged Thursday with leaking the financial records of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. An affidavit submitted in the case reveals that John C. Fry, the analyst, placed several phone calls to attorney Michael Avenatti before and after he accessed Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) that had been filed by […]
Florida Man’s $980k Refund Check from IRS Was First Clue Something Was Wrong…
It took a little time, but the IRS eventually realized it had a problem after it issued a refund check for $980,000 to a Florida man who’d claimed only about $18,000 in income for the 2016 tax year. A federal forfeiture complaint recently filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa lays out the story, according […]
The IRS Is Recalling 46k Workers to Handle Tax Returns…
The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won’t be paid. With the official start of the tax filing season coming Jan. 28, the Trump administration has promised that […]
IRS to Issue Tax Refunds During Partial Government Shutdown…
Americans can expect to get tax refunds during the partial government shutdown after all, following a decision by the White House Office of Management and Budget. As part of the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service has been shut for more than two weeks, and had said refunds could not be paid. President Donald Trump […]
Feds Received Whistleblower Evidence in 2017 Alleging Clinton Foundation Wrongdoing…
When a House subcommittee chairman bangs his gavel next week to convene an unprecedented investigative hearing into the Clinton Foundation, two questions will linger as preeminent: Is the Clinton family charity really the international do-gooder that earned a perfect four-star rating from Charity Navigator, or does it suffer from corruption and illegalities as conservatives allege? […]