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1 hr ago | KFVS12

Mo. couple sentenced for $800K tax refund fraud

A northwest Missouri will go to prison for a scheme that netted them about $800,000 in federal income tax refunds they didn't deserve.

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6 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

IRS scandal brings out more charges of political audits

Liberal groups such as Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals say they were targeted, too, by past administrations.

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Related Topix: Activism, W., George Bush

10 hrs ago | Forbes.com

Billionaire Seeks $186 Million Tax Refund, Claims IRS Biased By `Politically Charged Atmosphere'

Billionaire investor Peter R. Kellogg and IAT Reinsurance Co. Ltd ., the Bermuda-based insurance company his family owns, are suing the Internal Revenue Service for refunds of $186 million in taxes and interest they paid after the IRS revoked IAT's tax-exemption retroactively.

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Related Topix: Journalism

14 hrs ago | Tri-cityherald.com

Kids and Money: Summer job a chance to learn about taxes

Most teenagers mowing lawns, sacking groceries, babysitting or toiling away at other summer work know the importance of showing up on time, being responsible and having a good attitude.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Healthcare Law, Law

18 hrs ago | KMBC-TV

Poll: Obama approval falls amid controversies

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

21 hrs ago | NewsBusters.org

CNN Originally Calls IRS Targeting 'The Forgotten Scandal,' ...

Either CNN's Tom Cohen, his headline and subheadline writers, or both thought it was a bit over the top to describe the IRS's targeting of Tea Party, conservative, and religious groups as a "forgotten scandal" in a Friday story .

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Related Topix: Tea Party, US News

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Free Republic

IRS Plays Favorites With Terror-Tied, Democrat-backed CAIR...

Misfeasance: While the IRS was hassling any nonprofit group with the word "patriot" in its name, it was rubberstamping exemptions for "Islamic" groups, even organizations that violate disclosure laws.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Terrorism, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Seattle Times

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases

An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.

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Examiner.com

How IRS Tax Debt differ from Student Loan Debts

Many individuals really feel their heart drop every time they get a notice from the IRS.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

The Baltimore Sun

Ehrlich Column: Why IRS scandal is worse than others

In over two decades in politics, my least favorite political type was the unabashed "hot dog," that media-seeking missile who would happily sell his grandmother for a 30-second hit on the evening news.

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Related Topix: Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Opinion

La Vista Sun

Kathleen Parker: Tanning bed tax just one of Obamacarea s absurdities

It is reassuring that in the midst of so much government dysfunction, the IRS has resolved the question of when and whether to tax tanning beds under the Affordable Care Act.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health

Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Heartland Institute

Curbing the IRS

Suppose you give your 30-year-old daughter a list of groceries to buy for you and $25 to pay for them.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jim McDermott, Non-Profit

Bradenton.com

Supporters of proposed 1/2-cent sales tax increase rally on courthouse steps

With the proposed half-cent sales tax referendum just four days away, the campaign heated up Friday as supporters staged a rally at the historic courthouse and opponents firmly stood their ground.

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Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Medicine, Bradenton, FL

Daily Kos

IRS officials threatened with violence again

If House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa's faltering inquisition of the IRS seems familiar, it should.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Representative Jeff Duncan, Non-Profit, US Governors, Paul LePage

Northern Michigan News

IRS scandals threaten funding for health care law

Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Ander Crenshaw, Republican, US House of Representatives

CNN

Remember that IRS scandal ... ?

It was the scandal du jour in Washington last month, now relegated to back-burner status after recent revelations of a vast government electronic surveillance apparatus created in the name of national security following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, US Politics, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sunherald.com

Tax cut four years ago has made money to run the city increasingly tight

Leaders of this city of 17,500 lowered the property-tax rate on homes and businesses by about 10 percent four years ago when city finances seemed good and there was about $1.3 million in reserve.

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Related Topix: Ocean Springs, MS

Fri Jun 14, 2013

EDGE

DOMA Case Could Result in Tax Reform for Gay Families

Same-sex couples across the country could benefit at tax time should the U.S. Supreme Court allow the federal government to recognize their marriages and other legal unions.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US News, US Supreme Court, California

Christian Science Monitor

IRS shakeup needed after scandal, chairmen of Congress' tax-writing panels say

The Internal Revenue Service may need to be restructured after the agency was found improperly targeting conservative groups seeking non-profit status, the chairmen of the two congressional tax-writing committees say.

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Related Topix: US News, Non-Profit, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives

Michelle Malkin

Barack Obama's "Social Innovation" slush fund

We all know now what the vengeful Obama IRS has been doing to conservative nonprofits the past four years: strangling them in the crib.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Life, Charity , Non-Profit