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Group Challenges IRS Tax-Exempt Criteria
The advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is continuing to press ahead with a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to force it to reject tax exemptions from political groups, despite a high-profile scandal over improper screening of Tea Party and other conservative groups. Read more »
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Holder Orders Criminal Probe of IRS Tea-Party Group Focus
May 14, 2013Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a criminal investigation into the Internal Revenue... Read more »
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IRS ‘Mistakes’ Didn’t Stem From Partisanship, Acting Chief Says
May 14, 2013The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service said the agency’s errors in... Read more »
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IRS Files $1.2 Million Tax Lien against Beyoncé’s Father
May 14, 2013The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien for over $1.2 million against the father of... Read more »
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Obama Calls IRS Targeting of Tea Party Groups ‘Outrageous’
May 13, 2013President Barack Obama called it “outrageous” for the IRS to target groups promoting... Read more »
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GAO Finds IRS Needs to Improve Internal Controls
May 13, 2013On the heels of continuing revelations about the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Tea... Read more »
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Charities Concerned about Congress’s Tax Reform Proposals
May 13, 2013A coalition of charitable organizations is calling on Congress to protect the charitable... Read more »
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Snoop Dogg Pays off $546,000 Tax Lien
May 13, 2013Rap singer and actor Snoop Dogg has reportedly paid off a tax lien from the Internal Revenue... Read more »
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Congress Plans Hearings on IRS Scrutiny of Tea Party Groups
May 13, 2013At least two congressional committees plan to hold hearings on the Internal Revenue... Read more »
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IRS Warns Tax-Exempt Groups to File by May 15 or Lose Status
May 10, 2013The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning tax-exempt organizations such as charities and other... Read more »
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IRS Apologizes for Flagging Anti-Tax Groups for Extra Scrutiny
May 10, 2013An Internal Revenue Service official apologized for what she called the agency’s improper... Read more »
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IRS Changes Tax-Filing Requirements for Large Corporations and Partnerships
May 10, 2013The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that it will be making changes to the filing... Read more »
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IRS Ramps up Criminal Investigations
May 10, 2013The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit released an annual report Friday... Read more »
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Tax Fraud Blotter: Barred for Life
May 10, 2013Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases Read more »
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In the Blogs: Long Memories, and Longer Storage
May 9, 2013Highlights from some of our favorite tax bloggers this week. Read more »
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The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit
Tax Quiz: Bonus Round
April 5, 2013
One last chance to test your tax knowledge with these final questions from the experts at the National Association of Tax Professionals.
Tax Quiz: Round One
March 11, 2013
Test your tax knowledge with these questions from the experts at the National Association of Tax Professionals.
Strangest Tax Laws
March 5, 2013
State lawmakers can certainly think of some strange tax laws. The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters recently produced its annual list of "quirky" sales and use tax laws from the past year.
Most Ridiculous Tax Deductions
February 20, 2013
The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants recently surveyed its CPA members about the most creative tax deductions proposed by their clients. Here are some of the most memorable responses from the MNCPA's annual list of strange and unacceptable tax deductions for 2012.
Tax Stats: February 2013
February 9, 2013
Our monthly collection of statistics from the world of tax, from Beyond415
