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The House passed the Senate version of the unemployment extension on Thursday, sending the bill to President Obama for his signature.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to check more often for accuracy-related penalties in future correspondence audits with taxpayers.

Hoping to get the Small Business Jobs Act passed before the August recess, Senate Democrats have modified the legislation in an effort to avoid another filibuster battle.

The Senate approved an extension on employment benefits on Wednesday evening, with the House poised to pass the extension on Thursday.

A California man has been indicted by a Las Vegas grand jury for filing false liens against employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Secret Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.

President Obama has signed the sweeping financial regulatory reform bill into law after a year of pushing the legislation through Congress.

John Venuti, a 62-year-old tax consultant, former principal at KPMG and former IRS tax specialist, has pleaded guilty to failing to file his tax returns for six years.

Senate Democrats achieved their goal of reaching 60 votes to invoke cloture on a bill to extend unemployment benefits through the end of November, ending a Republican filibuster.

The number of assets seized by the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division fell in 2009 and 2008, according to a new government report.

IMGCAP(1)]The escalating cost of providing group medical benefits has forced many employers to dedicate more time and energy toward gaining control over increasing premiums.