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The House Ways and Means Committee chairman called for a special prosecutor to probe the Internal Revenue Service’s loss of e-mails from the time the agency gave extra scrutiny to Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status.

J.D. Cloud & Co. LLP has agreed to merge with Clark Schaefer Hackett. The deal is set to close on July 1.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases, including a surprising number of cases involving fraudulent families.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The Supreme Court has held that a taxpayer has a right to conduct an examination of Internal Revenue Service officials regarding their reasons for issuing a summons when he points to specific facts or circumstances plausibly raising an inference of bad faith.

Several due dates for those with offshore accounts are approaching, with far-reaching consequences for those who don’t comply.

The Internal Revenue Service generally took reasonable steps to plan for the required sequestration spending cuts in its fiscal year 2013 budget, although it needed to cut back on staffing for taxpayer service, collections and enforcement activity, according to a new government report.

Supreme Court overturns an appeals court opinion that would have allowed taxpayers to examine the IRS agents who summon them to find out if they have improper motives.

The House Judiciary Committee has approved legislation by a wide margin that would prohibit states from taxing Internet access.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its processes for disposing of unneeded computers, printers and servers, according to a new government report.